General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WHITE CEDAR OVER OAK RIBS; BUTTERNUT DECKS & DECK-CAPS; BLACK WALNUT COAMING; METAL ROD HOLDERS AND CLIPS HAVE BEEN PLATED; METAL NAILS AND HARDWARE..4-.5 PINE OARS. THOLEPIN MOUNTS AND OARS HAVE LEATHER PADS.

Dimensions

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

Length

579.0 cm

Width

111.0 cm

Height

71.0 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

SAUVE

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brockville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS SKIFF WAS PROBABLY USED C. 1890S+

Canada

SKIFF ATTRIBUTED TO SAUVE BROS. (BOATBUILDERS) OF BROCKVILLE, ONT., ACTIVE C. 1880-1894, PROBABLY THE BEST KNOWN AND MOSTCELEBRATED OF ALL MAKERS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE SKIFF. DEVELOPED LARGELY FOR ANGLING & GUIDING, THIS TYPE OF BOAT WAS POPULAR WITH VISITORS TO THE AREA'S TOURIST HOTELS: AS WELL, THEY WERE BUILT LOCALLY, AND SHIPPED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. (REF. 1)

Function

TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION OVER WATER, USUALLY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, FOR 1-3 PASSENGERS.

Technical

THE ST. LAWRENCE SKIFF FORM EVOLVED FOR USE IN SHORT TRIPS, AND FOR PASSENGERS, NOT FOR CARRYING FREIGHT OVER LONG DISTANCES. IT IS RELATIVELY LONG & NARROW, SHARP-STERNED, AND OF SMOOTH-LAP CONSTRUCTION. IT HAS TWO WIDE THWART SEATS, AS WELL AS FAN-SHAPED SEATS IN THE BOW & STERN. IT WAS ROWED WITH A PAIR OF NON-FEATHERING OARS, PIVOTING ON THOLEPINS. [REF.2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None visible.

Missing

SKIFF APPEARS COMPLETE, ALTHOUGH APPROXIMATELY HALF THE ORIGINAL WOOD WAS REPLACED (INCLUDING ALL OF THE RIBS, THE DECKS AND THWARTS) IN 1994. (REF.2) MAY ORIGINALLY HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH A CANE-BACKED & SEATED CHAIR

Finish

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF SKIFF HULL PAINTED GREY; DECKS AND GUNWALES VARNISHED. METAL CLIPS MOUNTED ON GUNWALES FOR SECURING FISHING RODS HAVE BEEN PLATED.

Decoration

SKIFF FITTED WITH HORSE-SHOE SHAPED METAL BRACKETS FOR SECURING GRIP END OF FISHING ROD INSIDE SKIFF.