Old Town Serial Number Search

[Richard C. LYford]

Can anyone provide details about an Old Town canoe with serial number 110319 perhaps shipped to Boston in 1932? Thanks in advance for any help. Richard

 

[Benson Gray]

The Old Town canoe with serial number 110319 is a 17 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Otca model with red Western cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, a keel, and narrow rub rails. This was built between October, 1931 and 1932. It appears to have been shown at the Boston Boat Show and sold from there on February 15th, 1932. The back side of this record indicates that there were previous requests for a copy of this build record from Auburn, Mass. in 1972 and New Ipswich, New Hampshire in 1976. Scans showing both sides of this build record can be found by following the links at the attached thumbnail images below.

These scans and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. A description of the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-the-wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://store.wcha.org/WCHA-New-Membership.html to join.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson

 

[Richard C. LYford]

Thank you very much for the information and for the incredibly quick response.

Richard

The Old Town canoe with serial number 110319 is a 17 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Otca model with red Western cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, a keel, and narrow rub rails. This was built between October, 1931 and 1932. It appears to have been shown at the Boston Boat Show and sold from there on February 15th, 1932. The back side of this record indicates that there were previous requests for a copy of this build record from Auburn, Mass. in 1972 and New Ipswich, New Hampshire in 1976. Scans showing both sides of this build record can be found by following the links at the attached thumbnail images below.

These scans and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. A description of the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/ot_records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/about-the-wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://store.wcha.org/WCHA-New-Membership.html to join.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson