Old Town Canoe Catalog [1952]
Descriptive Object
Identifier:
OBJ.N.2022.31
Description
A 45 page catalogue for the year 1952, advertising the excellence and history of Old Town canoes, as well as listing their available products and pricing. In '52, Old Town Canoe maintained a factory and an office in Old Town, ME, where the company had been founded in 1898 and incorporated in 1901 by brothers George and Herbert Gray. Predating their early 1970s move to plastics, competing with aluminum and fiberglass canoe manufacturers, the canoes featured in this catalogue are all constructed of wood, canvas, and brass. Photographs and testimonials are featured throughout the black-and-white pages. The full-color cover features a painting on front and back of holiday-makers on the water in various products.