OT 84425 with sponsons

[Mark Beese]

Many thanks. Mark Beese

 

[Benson Gray]

The Old Town canoe with serial number 84425 is a 16 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, HW model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch thwarts, birch seats, a keel, and sponsons. It was built between March and April, 1924. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on April 28th, 1924 to Malone, New York. 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. 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 possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson

 

[Mark Beese]

Thank you so much.

 

[Todd F]

Mark, assuming you are in possession do you mind posting a pic or sending one via PM?

 

[Benson Gray]

do you mind posting a pic

Eight pictures of this canoe were posted on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/219179608982/search/?q=84425 in the Fans of the WCHA group on June 19, 2023 by Joe Mott.

Benson

 

[Mark Beese]

I will post pics tomorrow. We picked her up today. Now I am trying to figure out how to restore and canvas sponsons.

 

[Todd F]

Mark, cool pics from Bensons post. Will hit you up vi a PM, a good friend lives in Evergreen, trying to get him hooked on real canoes. Maybe seeing yours will help convert him!