Wilbur and Wheelock
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What did it sell for? Scarcity does not always produce a high price without a high demand as I'm sure that you know.
Benson
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Almost two years to the day, I'm again wondering who the lucky bidder was for the Wilbur and Wheelock. The one that was auctioned today was an ugly duckling in a field of thoroughbreds and appears to have been one of today's bargains.
I was driving my truck back from Lubec, towing our camper, trying to keep on top of the auctions without letting my wife know what I was up to. When I was outbid, I was stuck. Another one bites the dust. Who got it? For that matter, there were a bunch of exceptional canoes sold today. Is anyone going to let on?
I was driving my truck back from Lubec, towing our camper, trying to keep on top of the auctions without letting my wife know what I was up to. When I was outbid, I was stuck. Another one bites the dust. Who got it? For that matter, there were a bunch of exceptional canoes sold today. Is anyone going to let on?
I didn't bid on anything but was interested to see the Old Town at the first link below went for a $2200 hammer price and the 1943 catalog went for $225. The Morris at the third link went for $4300. The Wilbur and Wheelock at the last link for $925 was below their high estimate.
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Old Town 17' Sponson Canoe
17' dark green canoe with sponsons. Open mahogany gunwales, long mahogany decks, mahogany rowing seat. Grade AA HW mode
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Old Town Canoes And Boats 1943 Catalog
42 pages, fully illustrated. 6" x 8".
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B.n. Morris 18' Wood Canvas Rowing Canoe
Wood-Canvas Rowing and Sailing Canoe L: 18' 4" B: 37 1/2" Wt: 98 lbs Built by B. N. Morris, Veazie, Maine, 1890-1895 Th
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Wilbur & Wheelock Wooden Smooth Skin Canoe
Made in Clayton, NY. 14.5' long x 33" wide. Made of cedar. This boat is currently stripped down to bare wood and restor
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There was a 23% buyer's premium on top of the sale price. The Weebie and the Florida may have been the bargains of the day. I'm curious to know if we'll learn who bought the sailing canoe...
Michael Grace
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Was anyone there in person? I was online and bid hard on some things, but there were deeper pockets out there. The W&W could be a fine canoe with a little work, and was a nice final price. There were others too - the Stevens/Butler canoe was wonderful for its history. And that Morris was simply gorgeous. The St. Lawrence skiff was a bargain at $400.
Any ideas on who built Tootsie?
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And a 1943 Old Town catalog at $277 including premium - WOW!
Any ideas on who built Tootsie?
14' Wooden Sailing Canoe "tootsie"
Decked cruising canoe, "Tootsie". Some brass hardware marked Rushton. Varnished wood lapstrake hull. Varnished deck wit
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And a 1943 Old Town catalog at $277 including premium - WOW!
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Agreed. They went low. The sailing canoe....what a boat... museum pieces. My pedestrian tastes are out of place at such an auction.
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Until you own a skiff, they seem interesting. But once you have one, they can be a bit daunting. I once extracted one from a boat house on the Rideau. I was overwhelmed by it. 26 feet. I should have left it on the island where it had lived since it was new.
I was there last week, but unable to stay an extra day to look things over. I ogled the online catalog instead
I was there last week, but unable to stay an extra day to look things over. I ogled the online catalog instead
If the underbidder(s) or anyone else is interested in similar Old Town catalogs then we should talk. I have a few,
Benson
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Looks like the WW and Wasp are in Manlius:
"I just acquired two outstanding canoes and an Adirondack guideboat. The guideboat was formerly owned by the Briggs family (as in Briggs and Stratton engines) at their camp in the Adirondacks. It is believed to be a 1880-1910 built by Wm. Martin. The first canoe is a partially restored 15' x 30" Wilbur and Wheelock built in Clayton, NY 1895-early 1900's. It needs a little work yet and is missing the floor boards. The W&W canoes are lovely and weigh 40 pounds. The gem of the trio is the 1888 sailing canoe "Wasp" designed and owned by Paul Butler a famous canoeist and designer of sailing canoe hardware, built by W. P. Stevens a founder of the ACA and noted boat builder, and is considered the first modern sailing canoe due to all the innovations including spiral laminated hollow spruce masts and spars, sliding seat, aluminum hardware including many of Paul Butler's patented cleats and cams, light weight construction, Norwegian tiller and other features. It won the American Canoe Association (ACA) championship trophy 1892, 1893, 1895 and 1901, won the ACA International Challenge Cup in 1895. This canoe was last owned by the Adirondack Museum (Adirondack Experience) in Blue Mountain Lake, NY. The museum is selling off some of their collection which doesn't have any history connected to the Adirondacks. The Wasp was raced on the St. Lawrence River at the ACA encampments but never sailed in the Adirondacks."
"I just acquired two outstanding canoes and an Adirondack guideboat. The guideboat was formerly owned by the Briggs family (as in Briggs and Stratton engines) at their camp in the Adirondacks. It is believed to be a 1880-1910 built by Wm. Martin. The first canoe is a partially restored 15' x 30" Wilbur and Wheelock built in Clayton, NY 1895-early 1900's. It needs a little work yet and is missing the floor boards. The W&W canoes are lovely and weigh 40 pounds. The gem of the trio is the 1888 sailing canoe "Wasp" designed and owned by Paul Butler a famous canoeist and designer of sailing canoe hardware, built by W. P. Stevens a founder of the ACA and noted boat builder, and is considered the first modern sailing canoe due to all the innovations including spiral laminated hollow spruce masts and spars, sliding seat, aluminum hardware including many of Paul Butler's patented cleats and cams, light weight construction, Norwegian tiller and other features. It won the American Canoe Association (ACA) championship trophy 1892, 1893, 1895 and 1901, won the ACA International Challenge Cup in 1895. This canoe was last owned by the Adirondack Museum (Adirondack Experience) in Blue Mountain Lake, NY. The museum is selling off some of their collection which doesn't have any history connected to the Adirondacks. The Wasp was raced on the St. Lawrence River at the ACA encampments but never sailed in the Adirondacks."
