That number looks like 15730 to me.
The Old Town canoe with serial number 15730 is shown as 16 feet long, CS (Common Sense or standard) grade, HW (heavy water) model with western red cedar planking, spruce gunwales, ash decks, seats, thwarts, spruce finish rails, and fitted with a keel and floor rack. The canoe was built in 1911. The original exterior paint color was dark red. It was shipped to the Strawbridge and Clothier department store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 11, 1911. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link behind the thumbnail image attached below.
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It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe.
I'll check the other possible numbers.
Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
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The OT canoe 10730 is 17' long; the OT boat 18730 is a rowboat.
However, The Old Town canoe with serial number 16730 is shown as 16 feet long, CS (Common Sense or standard) grade, CR (Charles River) model with western red cedar planking, spruce gunwales, ash decks, seats, thwarts, spruce finish rails, and fitted with a keel. The canoe was built in 1911. The original exterior paint color was dark red. It was shipped to Elkhart, Indiana, also on May 11, 1911. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link behind the thumbnail image attached below.
How about posting a photo of the serial number stamped into the other stem?
Greg