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The Old Town canoe with serial number 126713 is a 17 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, HW (Heavy Water) model with open spruce gunwales, ash decks, ash thwarts, ash seats, a keel, and sponsons. It was built between February and May, 1939. The original exterior paint color was dark green. It shipped on June 20th, 1940 to Buffalo, New York. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below.

This scan and several hundred thousand more were created with substantial grants from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association (WCHA) and others. Additional information about the project to preserve these records 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 http://www.wcha.org/wcha/ to learn more about the WCHA and http://www.wcha.org/join.php to join.

It is also possible that you could have another number or manufacturer if this description doesn't match your canoe. Feel free to reply here if you have any other questions.

Benson
 

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Wow Benson, We appreciate you folks with the Old Town information! May I ask for another reqest?
We have aquired a beautiful 16' Old Town and has a number on the stem that reads: 133683 16
THANK YOU!- Bill
 
Sure, the Old Town canoe with serial number 133683 is a 16 foot long, CS (Common Sense or middle) grade, Otca model with open spruce gunwales, birch decks, birch thwarts, birch seats, and a keel. It was built between October and December, 1941. The original exterior paint color was fire red. It shipped on January 1st, 1942 to Flint, Michigan. A scan of this build record can be found by following the link at the attached thumbnail image below. You are most welcome,

Benson
 

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