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[Steve Gresty]

Hi, I am looking for any info on the following canoe
It's 16ft in length,I am led to believe it's north american / canadian
all that is for sure is this number:22586 16
and it is a ribbed wood canvas construction
any ideas
Regards
Steve

 

[Al Sienkiewicz]

Steve: It looks like you have an Old Town. The Old Town canoe with serial number 22586 is a 16 foot long CS grade Charles River model with a keel. It was built between May and July, 1912. The original exterior canvas covering was dark green. The ship date is unreadable however it was sent to Richmond Surrey via London, England. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link behind the attached thumbnail image below.

This scan and several hundred thousand others 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/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/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to join.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Al

 

[Steve Gresty]

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Hi Al,
Many thanks for the info, it is infact green & also ties in with the info from the seller,once again thank you
Steve