Old Town
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The Old Town with serial number 102834 is a 17 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, HW (heavy water) model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch thwarts, birch seats, a keel, and sponsons. It was built between September, 1929 and January, 1930. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on April 1st, 1930 to Chilmark (Vineyard Haven), Massachusetts. The back side of the card shows that it was returned for some repairs on April 24th, 1941 and was sent back to New Bedford, Massachusetts on May 19th, 1941.
The Old Town with serial number 102884 is a 17 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, HW (heavy water) model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, a keel, a floor rack, and sponsons. It was built between September and December, 1929. The original exterior paint color was bright red. The shipping date is listed at February 5th, 1929 but this is probably not correct. The destination was Netcong, New Jersey.
Scans showing these build records can be found by following the links at the thumbnail images attached below. These scans and several hundred thousand others 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/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.
Is there any evidence of a floor rack, repairs, the original paint color, or salt water use in yours? Please reply here if you have any other questions. Thanks,
Benson
The Old Town with serial number 102884 is a 17 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, HW (heavy water) model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, a keel, a floor rack, and sponsons. It was built between September and December, 1929. The original exterior paint color was bright red. The shipping date is listed at February 5th, 1929 but this is probably not correct. The destination was Netcong, New Jersey.
Scans showing these build records can be found by following the links at the thumbnail images attached below. These scans and several hundred thousand others 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/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.
Is there any evidence of a floor rack, repairs, the original paint color, or salt water use in yours? Please reply here if you have any other questions. Thanks,
Benson
