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We recently received the e-mail inquiry below and, not having much experience with Chestnuts, I am asking the WCHA community to comment on the desirability and value of these canoes. Thank you.Dan
My dad just recently passed away, and has had these two canoes that were owned by his parents for a long time. To the best of our knowledge, they are from roughly 1930 or so but we can't be certain of that.
My grandparents had left them in a fishing camp in Quebec for over 50 years. They were able to get our contact information and we went up and picked them up about 20 years ago. At that time, we put them in the water and they were in perfect shape as far as seaworthiness and no leaks.
They are Chestnut Canoes.
Looks like one number is 86-9720.
My dad spent some time cleaning the one that is hanging from the rafters in the video. But I think they're both in similar shape except for cosmetics.
We are trying to figure out if these have any significant value, and/or what it would take to restore them and make them look pristine. Likewise, if we had you restore them, what might the value be at that point?
https://youtu.be/c5IGfk27hFQ
My dad just recently passed away, and has had these two canoes that were owned by his parents for a long time. To the best of our knowledge, they are from roughly 1930 or so but we can't be certain of that.
My grandparents had left them in a fishing camp in Quebec for over 50 years. They were able to get our contact information and we went up and picked them up about 20 years ago. At that time, we put them in the water and they were in perfect shape as far as seaworthiness and no leaks.
They are Chestnut Canoes.
Looks like one number is 86-9720.
My dad spent some time cleaning the one that is hanging from the rafters in the video. But I think they're both in similar shape except for cosmetics.
We are trying to figure out if these have any significant value, and/or what it would take to restore them and make them look pristine. Likewise, if we had you restore them, what might the value be at that point?
https://youtu.be/c5IGfk27hFQ