General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CEDAR WOOD CANOE; METAL HARDWARE & FITTINGS, INCLUDING BRASS BANG STRIP.

Dimensions

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

Length

525.8 cm

Width

81.3 cm

Height

52.0 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

HERALD

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Rice Lake

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Maine

Period

THIS CANOE POSSIBLY USED C. 1880S +.

Canada

CANOE DESIGNED & CONSTRUCTED BY ONE OF CANADA'S EARLY, OUTSTANDING BUILDERS DANIEL HERALD. TRAINED AS A SHIPWRIGHT, HERALD BEGAN HIS OWNBUSINESS AS A CANOE BUILDER IN 1862. IN 1880 HE FORMED A PARTNERSHIP WITH JOHN HUTCHINSON: THE COMPANY WAS KNOWN AS HERALD & HUTCHINSON UNTIL 1890, WHEN DANIEL HERALD DIED. FOLLOWING HIS DEATH, THE BUSINESS WAS TAKEN OVER BY DANIEL'S SONS, BECOMING HERALD BROS., AND LATER, THE RICE LAKE CANOE COMPANY. THE FAMILY FINALLY SOLD THE BUSINESS IN 1920: IT IS THOUGHT TO HAVE EVENTUALLY BEEN SUBSUMED BY THE PETERBOROUGH CANOE CO. (REF.1, P.1.)/

Function

TO PROVIDE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION ON WATER.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY HERALD PATENT CANOE, MADE OF CEDAR AND FITTED WITH A MAST STEP & COLLAR SO THAT IT COULD BE RIGGED FOR SAILING. THE TERM "PATENT" REFERS TO THE MOULD USED IN THE BUILDING OF THE CANOE. HERALD DEVELOPED A TECHNIQUE OF DOUBLE-SKIN CONSTRUCTION, RESULTING IN CANOES OF EXCEPTIONAL STRENGTH AND POSSESSING A SMOOTH INNER SKIN. HERALD ALSO USED MOULDS FOR RIB AND BATTEN MODEL CANOES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" D.HERALD/ BUILDER/ GORES LANDING/ RICE LAKE/ ONT. " & " PATENTED " incised on bow deck.

Missing

ORIGINAL SAILING RIG AND PADDLES.

Finish

DECKS, GUNNELS & INTERIOR PAINTED GREY; EXTERIOR SURFACE PAINTED RED. BOAT HAS BEEN REPAINTED AT LEAST 3 TIMES- SEE APPRAISAL BY FULLER FOR DETAILS. (SUPP. INFO.)

Decoration

N/A