What do you think this is?

[bredlo]

Located in central Indiana. Seller originally thought it might be a Morris, but the rather plain-looking stem eliminates that. Lovely decks, and no evidence of a maker's tag or numbers. I don't have any dimensions handy.

What do you think it is?

 

[Mark Adams]

what it is: Nice!

 

[bredlo]

I liked the lack of rot, too.
It is for sale. Thought about it for myself, but I really need to be unloading projects right now, not adding to the list.

 

[Benson Gray]

I would encourage you to check those stems again for any serial numbers. The location indicates that it could be a St. Louis Meramec.

Benson

 

[Dave Osborn]

Did St. Louis Merrimec have this style of long decks? I'm thinking Racine.....

 

[Benson Gray]

Did St. Louis Merrimec have this style of long decks? I'm thinking Racine.....

Racine may be more likely. Most builders would make any style of deck that the customer was willing to pay for. The catalog page below lists a thirty inch deck on a St. Louis Merrimec but it doesn't show much detail.

Benson

 

[Gil Cramer]

Kennebec!!!!! every ufo is a Kennebec until proven otherwise.

 

[Mark Adams]

Does someone have Kennebec on the brain?

 

[Paul Miller]

Come on Gil,

That does not have the shear line of a Kennebec.

This one is flat and curves up quickly.

 

[Gil Cramer]

Ok, Mark and Paul, you win!!!!!!! It's not a Kennebec. The horizontal shear plank which includes the width of the upsweep in the ends, indicates that Benson 's Racine ID is probably correct. I have no idea whether it was the Racine in Racine , Muskegon, St.Joe, or whereever else Racines were built.