Veazie #419

[Bill Thurlow]

Veazie #419 is back in one piece and I put the canvas on her today. Should be able to fill it tomorrow. I had to rebuild both stems, new decks and remove and replace many inside patches.

 

[Mud Bug]

That canoe has a gorgeous shape. I like the gunwales' long rise towards the ends. Where was Veazie? Do you know when this one was made?

 

[Benson Gray]

Where was Veazie?

Veazie is in Maine on the Penobscot river between Bangor and Old Town. More information is available at the first link below and the second link goes to one of their catalogs. There are no Veazie or Morris serial number records that are known to have survived so accurate dating is generally not available.

Benson

Veazie Canoe Company | Wooden Canoe Museum

woodencanoemuseum.org

Veazie Canoe Company Undated | Wooden Canoe Museum

woodencanoemuseum.org

 

[MGC]

Some information about Veazie is located on the Wooden Canoe Museum website.

Veazie Canoe Company | Wooden Canoe Museum

woodencanoemuseum.org

There was hope that a few "benchmark" Veazie canoes would allow construction of a dating table for them, but the hot leads went cold.
Suffice it to say, an early Veazie number will be from post 1906. Absent any build data, we do not know the total number of these that were constructed and consequently, cannot date one except by comparing the build features to those of Morris canoes from the same period.