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Sdrew22

Curious about Wooden Canoes
Hello, this is up for sale locally and I'm looking to get a bit more info. Any help would be greatly appreciated. It Bark that has been varnished. I have not seen anything like this before.

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This looks like a molded plywood canoe. The oldest versions of these were made by Haskell as described at https://woodencanoemuseum.org/index.php/builder-history/haskell-boat-company but this looks newer than that. Many others appeared in the 1940s and 1950s including some from U.S. Molded and one from U. S. Plywood known as the Weldwood. The serial number 225 in Roman numerals is interesting. Please respond here if you ever figure out who made it. Thanks,

Benson
 
Hi Sdrew22,
Your canoe has definite similarities to the Haskell canoes (orientation of the veneer, lack of keelson, molded plywood seat). The simple arch of the decks suggest it might be one of their 16 footers from 1917, but the length would be determinative. All of the Haskell canoes I have seen on line are the later 17-foot model, produced from 1922 to 1934 or so. Do you happen to have a photo of the side view of one end of this canoe? The profile is also different between the first and second series.
Walt
 
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