Identifying Features:
- Heart-shaped deck is typical, though later Carleton canoes will have decks identical in shape to Old Town canoes.
- Carry Thwart just aft of bow deck is typical of short-deck Carleton Canoes. It is slightly arched in shape.
- Serial Number follows the 4 or 5 + 2 digit format. The longer sequence of digits is the serial number and the two-digit portion is the length of the canoe. Following the purchase of Carleton Canoe Company by Old Town Canoe Company in 1910, records were kept in the same manner as for Old Town canoes. If an Old Town build record doesn’t match your canoe, ask for the record of the same number from the Carleton records. Carleton records are available through the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association.
- Diamond Head Bolts identical to those used on Old Town canoes may be present on Carleton Canoes built after circa 1920.
Carleton Canoe Company Models
| Length | Beam | Depth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot (Carleton) Model (1905-1910) | |||
| 15 | 30½ | 11¾ | |
| 16 | 32 | 12 | |
| 17 | 31½ | 12 | |
| 18 | 34 | 12½ | |
| 19 | 35½ | 12 | |
| Carleton Model | |||
| 15 | 34 | 11¾ 12 (1916-1923) | |
| 16 | 34 | 12½ 12 (1916-1923) | |
| 17 | 34¼ 35 (1916-1923) | 12 12½ (1916-1923) | |
| 18 | 35 35½ (1916-1923) | 13 | |
| 19 | 37½ 36½ (1916-1923) | 12 | |
| Open Gunwale Canoe | |||
| 16 | 32 34 (1912-1941) | 12 | |
| 17 | 31¼ 34¼(1912-1914) 35 (1916-1941) | 12 12½(1916-1941) | |
| 18 | 34 35 (1912-1914) 35½ (1916-1941) | 12½ 13 (1916-1941) | |
| 19 | 37½ 36½(1916-1941) | 13 | Added 1914 Last offered 1923 |
| Guide's Model | |||
| 18 | 36 35½ (1912-1914) 35½ (1916-1934) 36 (1936-1941) | 12 (1905-1914) 13 (1916-1941) | |
| 19 | 37 37½ (1912-1914) 36½ (1916-1934) | 13 (1905-1912) 12 (1914-1916) 13 (1916-1934) | Last offered 1923 |
| 20 | 38 (1912-1914) 37½ (1916-1934) 39 (1936-1941) | 13 (1912-1914) 14 (1916-1941) | |
| War Canoe | |||
| 25 | 43 (1910-1923) 41 (1924-1941) | 14 (1910-1923) 14½ (1924-1941) | |
| 38 (1905-1909) 35 (1910-1923) 34 (1924-1941) | 41 (1910-1923) 44 (1924-1941) | 14 (1910-1923) 15 (1924-1941) | |