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OBJECT TYPE
RECREATIONAL
DATE
1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2001.0002.001
MANUFACTURER
SAUVE BROS.
MODEL
ST. LAWRENCE
LOCATION
Brockville, Ontario, Canada

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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.

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