General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 CEDAR STRIP CANOE; COPPER FLOAT BLADDERS; METAL (BRASS ?) HARDWARE & FITTINGS, INCLUDING BANG STRIP/.2 DARK STAINED WOODEN POST; METAL PULLEY FOR HOISTING SAIL/.3 COTTON CANVAS SAIL WITH WOODEN SUPPORTS OR STAYS; FIBRE ROPE; METAL FITTINGS & HARDWARE; WOODEN RING FOR ATTACHMENT;.4-.5 BASSWOOD FLOORBOARDS.

Dimensions

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

Length

482.6 cm

Width

76.2 cm

Height

30.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessels

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ENGLISH

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Peterborough

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS CANOE PROBABLY MFD. BETWEEN 1890-1910. ACTUAL DATES OF USE ARE UNKNOWN.

Canada

WILLIAM ENGLISH IS REGARDED AS A SEMINAL FIGURE IN THE HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT OF THE CANADIAN CANOE, AND THE COMPANY HE FOUNDED REPRESENTS THE FORMAL BEGINNING OF WHAT LATER BECAME A MAJOR CANADIAN INDUSTRY. (REF.1, P.2)

Function

SERVES AS MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION OVER WATER.

Technical

THIS CANOE DEMONSTRATES CLASSIC LONGITUDINAL CEDAR-STRIP DESIGN, AND COMES WITH MAST STEP FOR SAILING. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVEOF THE PRODUCT LINE OF THE FIRST COMMERICAL CANOE MANUFACTORY IN CANADA. (REF. 1, P.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Decal on bow deck reads "W. ENGLISH [C]ANOE CO./ PETERBOROUGH/ ON[T]ARIO/ CANA[DA]", printed on maple leaf-shaped background. Coin glued/embedded below depicts King George, and reads "GEORGIUS V DEI GRAS REX IND. IMP." 3 metal plates screwed to outside, proper left side at thwart attachment points stamped "THE/ WM. ENGLISH CANOE CO./ PETERBOROUGH, CANADA "; 3 plates on right side not marked./.4 " REAR/ LEFT " handwritten in black grease pencil on one end.

Missing

COMPLETE, WITH SOME PRIOR RESORATION WORK. SEE TWO APPRAISALS IN SUPP. INFO. FILE FOR DETAILS. From CA of 08/14/1996 by Sue Warren: No - Complete

Finish

.1 CANOE &.4-.5 FLOOR BOARDS HEAVILY VARNISHED..3 NATURAL COTTON CANVAS SAIL.

Decoration

N/A