They found the building form buried in mud behind the factory. It had been almost 20 years since they last built that model. When asked what he wanted in terms of payment, he requested they build an Indian Maiden canoe for him. He designed the 1978 catalogue for the company. The Last Chestnut (How research helped bring a canoe back to life) – In 2006, a client came to me with his Chestnut canoe which was in desperate need of restoration. My client designed the catalogue which turned out to be the last one ever produced. The front cover of the 1978 catalogue for the Chestnut Canoe Company. These include: 1) a collection of 73 catalogues from 12 Canadian companies 2) a collection of 50 Canadian and American companies 3) a collection of every page of every Old Town Canoe Company catalogue from 1901 to 1993 and 4) a collection of Thompson Brothers catalogues from 1907 to 1970. Large collections are also available on USB memory drives. From their on-line store, you can buy reprints of a wide variety of vintage canoe company catalogues (both Canadian and American). The WCHA has developed an impressive collection of historic canoe company catalogues for sale. If your canoe is an Old Town, and you known the year it was built, it is possible that the catalogue for that year is being sold on-line.Ĭatalogues – As you begin to plan your restoration, the canoe catalogue for your make, model and year can often provide a wealth of specific information about how your canoe was constructed, the woods used for the various components and perhaps examples of decorative designs painted on the canvas. Canoe catalogues are also sold regularly on ebay. There may be a listing for exactly the same canoe you are working on. Check on a regular basis to see what is newly posted. Written articles, blog posts and images from boat shows (to name a few) will be available on-line for a limited time. You never know what may happen to be available for a week or two. On-Line Searches – Once you know the make and model of your canoe, it is often helpful to enter those words into on-line search engines. Old canoe company catalogues are sold regularly on ebay and other on-line sites.
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