David Pierson
New Member
Hi all,
I shared these pictures with a canoe enthusiast recently, and he offered the comments below. Does anyone know more about it? The canoe lives in Southern New Jersey if that helps. Thanks!
Dave
1. It was most certainly built in the United States.
2. It has a closed gunwale system which was not employed past roughly 1906.
3. It sports sponsons (float chambers on either side of the canoe) just under the outwales. They were employed as a safety feature in the early days of canoeing as a pass-time for people unfamiliar with canoes.
4. The design is not consistent with any of the well-known builders of the time (Carleton, Old Town, White, Kennebec, Morris).
I shared these pictures with a canoe enthusiast recently, and he offered the comments below. Does anyone know more about it? The canoe lives in Southern New Jersey if that helps. Thanks!
Dave
1. It was most certainly built in the United States.
2. It has a closed gunwale system which was not employed past roughly 1906.
3. It sports sponsons (float chambers on either side of the canoe) just under the outwales. They were employed as a safety feature in the early days of canoeing as a pass-time for people unfamiliar with canoes.
4. The design is not consistent with any of the well-known builders of the time (Carleton, Old Town, White, Kennebec, Morris).