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PRICING
Retail Value (2008): $2,000
Retail Value (2024): $3,000
note: current retail value = 2008 value adjusted for inflation and for maintaining its like new condition 16 years later.

SPECIFICATIONS
Brand: Thompson Brothers
Year: 1946
Material: Wood and Canvas
Dimensions: 16' x 33" x 12 1/2"

CONDITION
Condition: Excellent Restored
Owners: 1
Usage: Not used
Storage: Indoors, climate-controlled

DESCRIPTION
From 2008 Leelanau Conservancy Auction

This auction item is truly one of a kind and is a spectacular addition to any canoe lover's collection.

Donated by long-time Leelanau Conservancy Sustainers who have been enthusiastic canoe people since before they were married in 1950. They have restored or repaired many canoes just because they love old wood and canvas canoes.

This particular canoe is a Thompson Brothers model. From catalog information available, this appears to be a Thompson "Indian" model. Indian model canoes were manufactured between 1928 and 1950.

Canoes earlier than 1950 carry brass nameplates saying Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Co. Peshtigo, Wisconsin. This canoe has that nameplate, and bears the stamped numbers "46" on the inner stem, suggesting construction in 1946.

This canoe measures 16' x 33" x 12 1/2".

The handsome wooden interior is complemented by a beautiful painting of water lilies on the exterior. The artist is from Chelsea, Michigan. He is a graduate of the School at the Art Institute of Chicago.

PRICED TO SELL.
CASH ONLY.
FINAL SALE. NO RETURNS.
UPON SALE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.