Vintage Wooden Frame Braced-Material Wrapped Canoe

THIS VINTAGE CANOE IS FROM A COLLECTION OF MY FATHERS. HE WAS A WWII NAVY AIRMAN;..... WHO WAS VERY PROUD TO HAVE SERVED!! AFTER NAVY TRAINING; HE WENT ON TO START A COMMERCIAL, AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS.MY WONDERFUL MOTHER AND HE AMBITIOUSLY RAISED THEIR FIVE CHILDREN! HE WAS AN ADMIRER & COLLECTOR OF MANY THINGS THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE.I DO NOT KNOW THE HISTORY OR MANUFACTURER OF THIS CANOE.IT MEASURES 14 FEET LONG. THE WOOD IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION; THOUGH WOULD BENEFIT FROM A FRESH VARNISH COAT.THERE IS A VERY SMALL CUT IN THE UNDERSIDES MATERIAL.

IT WAS REPAIRED DECADES AGO; AND WOULD PROBABLY NEED A FRESH COAT OF SOME ELIXER TO KEEP WATER OUT.IT IS A BEAUTIFULLY MADE CANOE, THAT BECKONS FOR THE PEACEFUL WATERS OF A QUIET LAKE AT SUNRISE OR SUNSET!! IN THE LATE SEVENTIES MY TWIN BROTHER AND I USED THIS CANOE IN A LAKE WE USED TO GO TO AS A FAMILY. I REMEMBER IT BEING A CHALLENGING CANOE FOR US YOUNG BOYS. WE WERE IN THE WATER MORE THAN IN THE CANOE!! THIS CANOE HAS BEEN STORED IN OUR BARN FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS; UNUSED.SEE PHOTOS FOR OVERALL CONDITION.

BID WINNING VINTAGE CANOE/WATER ENTHUSIAST WILL BE YOUTHFULLY EXCITED UPON THE WINNING OF THIS UNIQUE , WELL MADE WOODEN CANOE!! WIN THIS BID!!! IT IS A LARGE HEAVY ITEM.LOCAL PICK UP ONLY. I CAN ACCOMODATE ANY SCHEDULE! I LIVE APPROX 35 MILES FROM DOWNTOWN CHICAGO;... IN THE FOX RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHERN IL.