Old Town Decal
- Thread starter Jan Bloom
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The short answer is that the Old Town paddle decals have not been researched enough to date them accurately. There are two distinct types of the style you described. The longer answer is available at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=2955 with a picture of some examples. Feel free to reply here or there if you have other questions.
Benson
Benson
Benson,
Thanks for your response. The decals are like the decal on the middle paddle in your pic of 3 paddles which would date them to the 50's or 60's. They are beavertail paddles made of sitka. The tall one was probably 65" in length but has lost 1/2" in length due to misuse. It was badly frayed and squared off at the end. I planed off the fuzz and rounded it back out a tiny bit. Sealed it with orange shellac and will mix up some colored varnish eventually. The short paddle is a denser piece of Sitka and not made anywhere near as well as the longer one.
Jan Bloom
Thanks for your response. The decals are like the decal on the middle paddle in your pic of 3 paddles which would date them to the 50's or 60's. They are beavertail paddles made of sitka. The tall one was probably 65" in length but has lost 1/2" in length due to misuse. It was badly frayed and squared off at the end. I planed off the fuzz and rounded it back out a tiny bit. Sealed it with orange shellac and will mix up some colored varnish eventually. The short paddle is a denser piece of Sitka and not made anywhere near as well as the longer one.
Jan Bloom
