Two Old Towne canoes (16.5' measured): 20929 and 22129
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The Old Town canoe with serial number 20929 is an 16 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, Charles River model with red western cedar planking, closed spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch thwarts, birch seats, spruce finish rails, and a keel. It was built between February and April, 1912. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It was shipped on April 26th, 1912 to Rutland, Vermont.
The Old Town canoe with serial number 22129 is an 16 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, Charles River model with red western cedar planking, closed spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch thwarts, birch seats, spruce finish rails, a keel, a floor rack, a slat back rest, and two five foot long spruce paddles. It was built between April and May, 1912. The original exterior paint color was dark red. It was shipped on June 13th, 1912 to Hydeville, Vermont.
Scans of these build records can be found by following the links at the thumbnail images attached below. These scans and several hundred thousand more 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/about-the-wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://store.wcha.org/WCHA-New-Membership.html to join.
Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
The Old Town canoe with serial number 22129 is an 16 foot long, CS (common sense or middle) grade, Charles River model with red western cedar planking, closed spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch thwarts, birch seats, spruce finish rails, a keel, a floor rack, a slat back rest, and two five foot long spruce paddles. It was built between April and May, 1912. The original exterior paint color was dark red. It was shipped on June 13th, 1912 to Hydeville, Vermont.
Scans of these build records can be found by following the links at the thumbnail images attached below. These scans and several hundred thousand more 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/about-the-wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://store.wcha.org/WCHA-New-Membership.html to join.
Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
