Old Town Canoe Company 1916 Catalog Canvas Convered Canoes Boats And Equipments

When ordering from the US, parcels may be subject to import tax and duty charges, which the buyer is responsible to pay. Trade PB. 8vo. Oblong. Old Town Canoe Company, Old Town, Maine. 1916. 40 pgs.

Wrappers worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present (scuff mark present to the front wrapper). Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Old Town Canoe Company is a historic maker of canoes in Old Town, Maine.

The company had its beginnings in 1898, in buildings constructed in 1890 for a shoe business, and was incorporated in 1901. Old Town entered the canoe market as a builder of canvas-covered wooden canoes. In the latter half of the 20th century, the company adopted more modern materials to maintain competitiveness. The company's plant was located along the Penobscot River. Old Town is the largest and best known American canoe manufacturer.

It was the leading manufacturer in the world before competitors such as Grumman pressured it by adopting aluminum for manufacture after World War II. It adjusted by moving to using fiberglass and plastic in the 1960s. Old Town also produces kayaks. Old Town Canoe Company 1916 Catalog Canvas Convered Canoes Boats and Equipments Description Up For Sale Today is 1916 Catalog Canvas Convered Canoes, Boats and Equipments by Old Town Canoe Company Trade PB. 8vo. Oblong.

Old Town Canoe Company, Old Town, Maine. 1916. 40 pgs. Wrappers worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present (scuff mark present to the front wrapper). Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks.

Binding tight and solid. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Old Town Canoe Company is a historic maker of canoes in Old Town, Maine. The company had its beginnings in 1898, in buildings constructed in 1890 for a shoe business, and was incorporated in 1901. Old Town entered the canoe market as a builder of canvas-covered wooden canoes. In the latter half of the 20th century, the company adopted more modern materials to maintain competitiveness.

The company's plant was located along the Penobscot River. Old Town is the largest and best known American canoe manufacturer. It was the leading manufacturer in the world before competitors such as Grumman pressured it by adopting aluminum for manufacture after World War II. It adjusted by moving to using fiberglass and plastic in the 1960s. Old Town also produces kayaks.

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