Old Town Information
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Kathryn Klos
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Old Town 146795 is a 16 foot CS (common sense) grade HW model with open spruce gunwales, slat seats (a feature of the war years), and sponsons. It was given design #46 and shipped to Montgomery Ward in Rome, NY on April 8, 1947.
Design 46 appears to be a mustard color with a wide navy stripe along the gunwales, swooping around the stems.
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Kathy
Design 46 appears to be a mustard color with a wide navy stripe along the gunwales, swooping around the stems.
Scans of approximately 210,000 records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. Additional information about the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. Thanks for joining WCHA.
Non members may make a tax deductible contribution so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA, http://www.wcha.org/wcha_video.php to watch a 10 minute video about WCHA and our programs and http://www.wcha.org/join.html to join.
Kathy
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Thank you very much Kathy,
Interesting, a "Monky Wards" OT. Who ever would have guessed. Not quite the same pedigree as the AF I once owned.
You have helped to solve a puzzle for me. I could not figure out why this canoe has no seats. Now I (kind of) know.
I don't think slat seats will go back in if and when I ever get around to this canoe. Do you or does anyone here have any photo's of what those seats should look like, how they were mounted?
Regards,
Mike
Kathryn Klos said:
Thank you very much Kathy,
Interesting, a "Monky Wards" OT. Who ever would have guessed. Not quite the same pedigree as the AF I once owned.
You have helped to solve a puzzle for me. I could not figure out why this canoe has no seats. Now I (kind of) know.
I don't think slat seats will go back in if and when I ever get around to this canoe. Do you or does anyone here have any photo's of what those seats should look like, how they were mounted?
Regards,
Mike
Kathryn Klos
squirrel whisperer
A War (era) Canoe
Hi Mike-- we recently discussed another Old Town of similar vintage and construction... here's the link, with some pictures that should help:
http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=3312&highlight=slat+seats
Hi Mike-- we recently discussed another Old Town of similar vintage and construction... here's the link, with some pictures that should help:
http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=3312&highlight=slat+seats
