Old Town SN# 113860 Build Sheet Request

Gregory Messier

Loves Wooden Canoes
Hi Benson et al.

Can you please provide the build sheet for the subject SN? Judging by the Serial Number Matrix it should be a 1915-1916 but I am confused by the diamond head bolts which should indicate it is later.

Cheers,
Greg



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I'm sorry about the delay in responding, the Old Town canoe with serial number 113860 is a 17 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, HW model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash thwarts, ash seats, and a keel. It was built between March and July, 1934. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on June 9th, 1936 to Georgetown, District of Columbia. A scan of this build record can be found below.

This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others as you probably know well. A description of the project to preserve these records is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/records/ if you want more details. I hope that you will donate, join or renew your membership to the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See https://www.woodencanoe.org/about to learn more about the WCHA and https://www.woodencanoe.org/shop to donate or 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



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