ST Louis Meramec

[snomoelk]

Just purchased a St Louis Meramec canoe-- can someone tell me more about it..

 

[Dan Miller]

Start with Wooden Canoe issue 146 (April 2008) which has an extensive article about the company. It is available in paper and digital versions through the WCHA online store.

Dan

 

[Walter Hauck]

We have information on the history of the company. You can view the article we wrote in the April 2008 issue of Wooden Canoe. If you send us the stem number, we can probably give you a build date. Pictures would be great, along with anything known about the canoe.
Thanks,
Wally in St. Louis
314-421-9966

 

[snomoelk]

the only number I see are a 1609-15 down on the stem... it was owned by a 90 year old guy on my lake.. the arrowhead deck told me who the builder was.

 

[Walter Hauck]

Do you have any pictures of the sheer line? Were there any decals? It could be either a St. Louis Meramec canoe or a St. Louis Boat and Canoe Company
---the decals are alike except for the word, Meramec. Both are Alfred Wicket companies.
Wally Hauck, St. Louis
314-421-9966

 

[snomoelk]

see if these pics work

 

[snomoelk]

picture of Meramec

 

[Gil Cramer]

It certainly looks like somebody fiberglassed it.

 

[Gil Cramer]

I seriously doubt that the canoe was made in the 1800's.

 

[Walter Hauck]

According to our records and calculations, with a stem number of 1609, this canoe was made mid-year, 1942, by the St. Louis Boat & Canoe Company. This company was owned by Alfred Wickett, who died a year later.
See our article in Wooden Canoe for more information about the connection between the two companies.
Wally Hauck