old town with serial number 64558 17
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Welcome and congratulations, the Old Town canoe with serial number 64558 is a 17 foot long, AA (or top) grade, Ideal model with red western cedar planking, open mahogany gunwales, mahogany decks, mahogany thwarts, mahogany seats, half ribs, and a keel. It was built between January, and April, 1921. The original exterior paint color was black. It shipped on May 20th, 1921 to Valley Park, Missouri. A scan showing the 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. 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 http://www.wcha.org/about-wcha to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/store/membership to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer this description doesn't match the canoe. Feel free to reply if you have any other questions. Good luck with the restoration,
Benson
This scan 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/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 http://www.wcha.org/about-wcha to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/store/membership to join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer this description doesn't match the canoe. Feel free to reply if you have any other questions. Good luck with the restoration,
Benson
Finally getting into the restoration. I have some mahogany wood for a missing Thwart. Not sure I like how it has turned out. I used one of the other ones as a template. Also, previous owner had added eye bolts on bow and stern that I do not believe are a item on original old towns. I used the sanding dust from the thwart and some wood glue to fill them in. Not sure if I'm going to have to make totally new ones. Attached are photos. Any suggestions or advice is appreciated.
