Mould, canoe
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PRODUCTION/FIBREGLASS
- DATE
- 1992–1993
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0120.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROCKWOOD OUTFITTERS LTD.
- MODEL
- TRIPPER 17
- LOCATION
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- PROTOTYPE
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- FIBREGLASS; TWO METAL BOLTS; RUBBER COVERED ELECTRICAL PLUGS EXTEND BELOW PLUG; WOODEN BRACE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 533.0 cm
- Width
- 97.0 cm
- Height
- 65.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Boat & shipbuilding tools & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ROCKWOOD
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Guelph
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS MOULD USED C. 1993 UNTIL 1998.
- Canada
-
ORIGINAL MOULD IN COMMERCIAL USE AT BLUEWATER CANOE FACTORY (ROCKWOOD OUTFITTERS LTD.) TO PRODUCE FREEDOM 17 CANOES UNTIL IT'S RETIREMENT IN 1998. FREEDOM CANOE LINE DESIGNED FOR BLUEWATER BY STEVE KILLING, A WELL-KNOWN YACHT DESIGNER. THIS MOULD WAS PRODUCED FROM THE PLUG BUILT BY MR. KILLING AND HIS ASSOCIATE, JOHN LISTER (PLUG 990119). (REF. 1) - Function
-
USED TO FORM A A FIBREGLASS OR OTHER COMPOSITE MATERIAL CANOE. - Technical
-
MOULD USED TO PRODUCE FREEDOM 17 CANOE IN VARIETY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS- FIBREGLASS, GLASS LIGHT, NYLON/KEVLAR, KEVLAR OR KEVLAR/CARBON. CANOES MADE FROM THESE MATERIALS ARE LIGHTWEIGHT AND DURABLE, AND PROVIDE FOR YEARS OF SERVICE WITH LITTLE OR NO REAL MAINTENANCE, AT A COST SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THAT CANOES HANDCRAFTED IN TRADITIONAL MATERIALS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None visible.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- BLUE-GREEN UNFINISHED FIBREGLASS EXTERIOR; BLACK TOP EDGE IS ALSO ROUGH; BLACK INTERIOR IS EXTREMELY SMOOTH
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROCKWOOD OUTFITTERS LTD., Mould, canoe, circa 1992–1993, Artifact no. 1999.0120, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0120.001/
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