J.H. Rushton Dating Canvas Canoes: Rushton canvas canoes were produced between 1902 and 1917. If a plate or stamp indicates "J.H. Rushton, Inc.", then it was built after John Henry's death in 1906. Deck - This is one example of a late model (ca. 1914) Indian Girl deck. Wood and Canvas Canoe Models Offered Model Length (ft) x Width (in) x Beam (in) Indian 15 x 32 x 12 Indian Girl 15 x 32 x 12 16 x 32½ x 12 17 x 33 x 12 18 x 33½ x 12 American Beauty 15' 10" x 32 x 12 17'1" x 32 Navahoe probably same as Indian Girl

Further Information:

"Rushton and His Times in American Canoeing" by Atwood Manley

"Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks" by Hallie Bond

"Rushton's Rowboats and Canoes: the 1903 Catalog in Perspective" by William Crowley

"Rushton Indian Girl Canoes" catalog reprint. Available from the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

Plans for several Rushton canoes are available from the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, NY.