General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD

Dimensions

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

Length

78.0 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

1.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HERALD

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Gore's Landing

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

SOMETIME BETWEEN THE 1860'S TO THE 1890'S

Canada

THIS WAS WRITTEN BY DANIEL HERALD, AN EARLY BUILDER OF THE "CANADIAN CANOE" AND DESIGNER OF THE "HERALD PATENT" MOULD FOR CONSTRUCTING CEDAR CANOES. HE WAS IN THE BOAT BUILDING BUSINESS FROM THE 1860'S UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1890. THE COMPANY HE FOUNDED ULTIMATELY BECAME THE RICE LAKE CANOE CO.

Function

USED AS A TEMPORARY RECORD FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOATS BY THE AUTHOR, DANIEL HERALD.

Technical

PART OF A COLLECTION OF TOOLS, PATTERNS, CANOE PARTS ETC. FROM A SMALL BOAT BUILDING BUSINESS WHICH OPERATED BETWEENTHE 1860'S AND THE 1920'S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL ON ONE SIDE: 'T Harry/ Coming/ 54/12/24/27/12/129 ft coming/ T Harry Ct/ Awning beam/36/26/44/36/142/ 133 ft of ways on each/ side without scurfs/ DHW/ 34 lb [?] lent/ 11 lb used/ 23 left'/ HANDWRITTEN ON REVERSE: 'Awning/ Pleates/ 6 pieces 15x 6 in x 4 1/4 in'

Missing

N/A

Finish

UNFINISHED

Decoration

N/A