Had dinner at the Corner House Inn in Sandwich, NH, last week while at Boat Camp 2010... Hanging above our heads was a rather interesting canoe. It had a builders plate, but bad light and bad eyesight made identification difficult. Finally, by the light of a cell phone, our fearless leader Annie was able to make a positive ID...
Godfrey and Roundy, Old Town, ME
The canoe certainly has a number of characteristics of an early canoe, and according to the list of Maine Builders (http://wcha.org/history/maine-list.htm), A.B. Godfrey and ?.?. Roundy were active in the 1890s.
Just which Roundy this was is open to speculation, but it is fun to consider that J.H. Rushton hired Melvin Roundy out of Bangor to build Indian Girl canoes in Canton in 1902. Melvin brought his brother Clarence as well as his brother in law.
With respect to Godfrey, it may be coincidence, though I think not, that a G.L. Godfrey patented certain improvements for the canvas canoe in 1894 (see attached below).
What interesting times those were!
Godfrey and Roundy, Old Town, ME
The canoe certainly has a number of characteristics of an early canoe, and according to the list of Maine Builders (http://wcha.org/history/maine-list.htm), A.B. Godfrey and ?.?. Roundy were active in the 1890s.
Just which Roundy this was is open to speculation, but it is fun to consider that J.H. Rushton hired Melvin Roundy out of Bangor to build Indian Girl canoes in Canton in 1902. Melvin brought his brother Clarence as well as his brother in law.
With respect to Godfrey, it may be coincidence, though I think not, that a G.L. Godfrey patented certain improvements for the canvas canoe in 1894 (see attached below).
What interesting times those were!
