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

31.5 cm

Width

31.0 cm

Height

5.5 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

The Lakefield Canoe Building and Manufacturing Company was formed in 1904 when Thomas Gordon and Robert Stickland merged their two companies. Gordon was one of the pioneers of the Peterborough-style strip planking seen in many canoes.

Function

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

Technical

The seams of the exterior are covered with batten. The flush batten was used with wide planks to make a continuous joint between the planks on the inside surface. It was similar to the metallic batten in that it covered the joint, but did not require close rib spacing. The flush batten was an easier method to work with but more labour intensive to install.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

none apparent

Missing

N/A

Finish

Clear lacquered cedar planks which are 15.0 cm wide fastened with either copper or brass nails (?).

Decoration

N/A