Year built?
- Thread starter Jeremy Stewart
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Welcome and congratulations, the Kennebec canoe with serial number 14179 is shown on page 201 of volume number two in the Kennebec ledgers. This was assigned to an 17 foot long Kennebec model. It was planked by E. Stackhouse on May 8th, 1920. The canvas covering was added by Roy on May 15th, 1920 and he applied the first filler coat on May 22nd, 1920. He applied the second filler coat later that month. It was railed by Murray on June 5th, 1920. The original color was maroon. It shipped to "Wannamaker" on June 10th, 1920. The scans of these build records can be found below. These original Kennebec records are reproduced through the courtesy of the Maine State Museum.
The microfilms and scans of these records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA). A description of the project to preserve other records like these is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/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 https://www.woodencanoe.org/about to learn more about the WCHA and https://www.woodencanoe.org/shop to donate or join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. The link below shows a similar canoe from slightly further down the same page. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
The microfilms and scans of these records were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA). A description of the project to preserve other records like these is available at http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/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 https://www.woodencanoe.org/about to learn more about the WCHA and https://www.woodencanoe.org/shop to donate or join.
It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match the canoe. The link below shows a similar canoe from slightly further down the same page. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.
Benson
