General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CEDAR STRIP AND RIBS CANVAS COVERED USING BRASS NAILS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

766.5 cm

Width

122.0 cm

Height

94.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

250.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessels

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Chestnut

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1966-1967

Canada

One of a small fleet of canoes built for the celebration of Canada's centennial. A group of paddlers representing each province and territory used them to travel across Canada, ending up in Ottawa.

Function

This canoe was built for use in Canada's 1967 centennial celebrations.

Technical

Named after its founding family, the Chestnuts of Fredericton, NB, the Chestnut Canoe Co. was established in 1904 and produced canoes until 1978. Chestnut built 12 Voyageur-type, canvas-covered canoes, one for each of Canada’s provinces & territories, for use in the 1967 centennial celebrations. Each canoe was 26-feet long, and painted to resemble birch-bark hulled canoes used by voyageurs.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'V' block has a Chestnut Canoe decal. Decal on front and back of canoe reads "CANADIAN CONFEDERATION CENTENNIAL".

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED TO RESEMBLE A BIRCH BARK CANOE

Decoration

Stylized maple leaf logo.