General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cedar planks with copper or brass nails.

Dimensions

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

Length

29.5 cm

Width

29.0 cm

Height

6.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessel parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GILLESSE

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

John S Stephenson, of Ashburnham, Ontario invented the cedar-rib canoe in 1879 (Stephenson is also credited with designing the cedar-strip technique of canoe construction).. He sold his patent rights to the Ontario Canoe Co. in the early 1880s, the precursor to the Peterborough Canoe Co. (est. 1892).

Function

Interior section of a canoe to show its structure and design.

Technical

Cedar-rib construction is considered one of five principle techniques associated with the commercial production of wooden canoes in Canada, and arguably the most sophisticated. Cedar-rib canoes have strips of cedar running gunwale to gunwale, and fit flush to one another, tongue-in-groove. This technique results in a strong hull form that requires no keelson or ribs, making it lighter and smoother than other canoe designs. A few inner stringers are all that is added to the inside surface to provide the canoe with the necessary rigidity.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

none apparent

Missing

N/A

Finish

Clear lacquered cedar planks which are 2.5 cm wide fastened with either copper or brass nails (?).

Decoration

N/A