S/N search - 17' Old Town (presumably) S/N 20088
- Thread starter Ed Moses
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You will need to find out if this canoe has open or closed gunwales and what type of wood was used for the decks, seats, and thwarts. Closed gunwales are smooth as shown at http://forums.wcha.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6386&d=1225895969 and open gunwales have rectangular slots as shown at http://forums.wcha.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6899&d=1232898827 if you are not familar with these terms.
The Old Town canoe with serial number 20088 is a 17 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade Charles River model with red western cedar planking, closed spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash trim, and a keel. It was built between 1911 and February, 1912. The original exterior paint color was dark red. It was shipped on February 20th, 1912 to New York city. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link at the first attached thumbnail image below.
The Carleton canoe with serial number 20088 is a 17 foot long, regular grade, Carleton model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch trim, and a keel. It was built between January and April, 1931. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on June 18th, 1931 to Reeders, Penna. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link under the second thumbnail image 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 the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to join.
More information about this and other Old Town models can be found on the Complete Old Town Canoe Company Catalog Collection CD and more about the Carleton models can be found in the Carleton catalogs contained on the Historic Wood Canoe and Boat Company Catalog Collection CDs. Both of these are available from http://www.wcha.org/catalog/ and http://www.dragonflycanoe.com/cdrom.htm on the web.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if these descriptions don't match your canoe. Both of these canoes were built in the same factory in Old Town, Maine. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
The Old Town canoe with serial number 20088 is a 17 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade Charles River model with red western cedar planking, closed spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash trim, and a keel. It was built between 1911 and February, 1912. The original exterior paint color was dark red. It was shipped on February 20th, 1912 to New York city. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link at the first attached thumbnail image below.
The Carleton canoe with serial number 20088 is a 17 foot long, regular grade, Carleton model with red western cedar planking, open spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch trim, and a keel. It was built between January and April, 1931. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on June 18th, 1931 to Reeders, Penna. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link under the second thumbnail image 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 the WCHA so that services like this can continue. See http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to join.
More information about this and other Old Town models can be found on the Complete Old Town Canoe Company Catalog Collection CD and more about the Carleton models can be found in the Carleton catalogs contained on the Historic Wood Canoe and Boat Company Catalog Collection CDs. Both of these are available from http://www.wcha.org/catalog/ and http://www.dragonflycanoe.com/cdrom.htm on the web.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if these descriptions don't match your canoe. Both of these canoes were built in the same factory in Old Town, Maine. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
I had asked my friend whether it had closed gunnels since I suspected it might with such a low S/N. He can now sort it out with your reply and the two build sheets emailed to him .
