Peterborough Canoe Company

The Peterborough Canoe Company was formed in 1892 in Peterborough, Ontario. According to Ken Brown, author of The Canadian Canoe Company & the Early Peterborough Factories, the company was formed just weeks before the Ontario Canoe Company burned down in May 1892. Col. James Z. Rogers, formerly president, general manager and one-third owner of the Ontario Canoe Company owned 4% of the new company and became manager in 1893. The company continued to build the wide-board, cedar strip and cedar rib canoes much like the Ontario Canoe Company had before them.

The Peterborough Canoe Company purchased the William English Canoe Company in 1915, and continued to offer English canoes. In 1923, the Peterborough Canoe Company and Chestnut Canoe Company were collected together under Canadian Watercraft Limited, which also acquired the Canadian Canoe Company in 1928.

The Peterborough Canoe Company closed its doors in 1961.

Old Serial Number Style - One, two or three digit number. Often found stamped on a brass plate.

New Serial Number Style - Typical number consists of 4 + 4 digits and is found stamped in the stems. One set of digits represents the model number. The four digit model number (starting with 14xx or 15xx) was adopted sometime after 1938 and before 1941. Thus, any Peterborough with this serial number scheme was built no earlier than 1939 (this date will be revised as more catalogs become available).

Model Number	Name	Dimensions	Construction	Years Offered
1		14½ x 26½ x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
2		15 x 28 x 12	Cedar Rib	1909-1921
3		15½ x 29½ x 12	Cedar Rib	1909-1921
4		16 x 31 x 12	Cedar Rib	1909-1938
5		16½ x 22 x 12½	Cedar Rib	1909-1921
6		17 x 35 x 13	Cedar Rib	1909-1930
7		17½ x36; x 13½	Cedar Rib	1909-1914
8		18 x 37 x 14	Cedar Rib	1909-1930
9		18½ x 38 x 14½	Cedar Rib	1909
10		19 x 39 x 15	Cedar Rib	1909-1921
15		10½ x 24 x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
16		11¼ x 24 x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
17		12½ x 24 x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
18		13 x 25½ x 11	Cedar Rib	1909-1914
19		13½ x 27 x 11½	Cedar Rib	1909-1914
20		14 x 28½ x 11½	Cedar Rib	1909-1921
20		16 x 30 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1938
21		14½ x 30 x 12	Cedar Rib	1909-1921
22		15 x 31 x 12	Cedar Rib	1909-1921
23		15½ x 33 x 12½	Cedar Rib	1909-1921
24		16 x 34½ x 13	Cedar Rib	1909-1938
26P	Champlain (Pleasure)	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas	1938
26C	Champlain (Cruiser)	16 x 34 x 12	Canvas	1938
42		15 x 28 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1921
43		15½ x 29½ x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1921
44		16 x 31 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1930
44	Canadien	16 x 31 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1938
45		16½ x 33 x 12½	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1921
46		17 x 35 x 13	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1938
48		18 x 38 x 12½	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1921
48		18 x 37 x 14	Longitudinal Strip	1927-38
50		14½ x 29½ x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1921
51		15 x 31 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1921
52		15½ x 32½ x 12½	Longitudinal Strip	1921
53		16 x 34 x 13	Longitudinal Strip	1909-1921
54		16½ x 35 x 13½	Longitudinal Strip	1921
61		14½ x 26½ x 11	Rib and Batten	1909-1914
62		15 x 28 x 12	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
63		15½ x 29½ x 12	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
64		16 x 31 x 12	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
		16 x 31 x 12	Rib and Batten	1927
65		16½ x 22 x 12½	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
66		17 x 35 x 13	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
		17 x 35 x 13	Rib and Batten	1927
66X	Bush	17 x 36 x 15	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
66X	Bush	17 x 36 x 15	Canvas Prospector	1927-1938
67		17½ x36; x 13½	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
67X	Voyage	17½ x38; x 16	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-1938
68		18 x 37 x 14	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
		18 x 37 x 14	Rib and Batten	1927
68X	Portage	18 x 38 x 16½	Rib and Batten, Canvas Prospector	1909-1938
68XX	Birch	18 x 42 x 17	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-1938
68½		18½ x 38 x 14½	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-1921
68½X	Rapids	18½ x 40 x 17	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-21
68½XX	Willow	18½ x 43 x 18	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-21
69		19 x 39 x 15	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
69X	Forest	19 x 42 x 17½	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-21
69XX	Spruce	19 x 49 x 19	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-1930
69½		19½ x 40; x 15½	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
69½X	Stream	19½ x 43; x 18	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-21
69½XX	Pine	19½ x 45; x 20	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-21
70		16 x 30 x 12	Rib and Batten	1914-1921
72		20 x 30 x 12	Rib and Batten	1914-1921
74		16 x 30 x 12	Rib and Batten, Longitudinal Strip	1909-1921
76		12 x 24 x 11	Rib and Batten	1909
77		12¾ x 25 x 11	Rib and Batten	1909
78		13½ x 26 x 12	Rib and Batten	1909-1914
79		14 x 28 x 12	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
80		14½ x 29½ x 12	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
81		15 x 31 x 12	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
82		15½ x 32½ x 12½	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
83		16 x 34 x 13	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
84		16½ x 35 x 13½	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
86	Shorty	12 x 30 x 12	Rib and Batten, Longitudinal Strip, Cedar Rib, Canvas	1914-1938
87		12½ x 32 x 12½	Rib and Batten, Longitudinal Strip, Cedar Rib	1914-1921
88		13 x 34 x 13	Rib and Batten, Longitudinal Strip, Cedar Rib, Canvas	1914-1921
89		14 x 35 x 13	Rib and Batten, Longitudinal Strip, Cedar Rib	1914-1921
89	Muskrat	14 x 34 x 12	Rib and Batten, Longitudinal Strip, Cedar Rib, Canvas	1927-1938
89X	Pond	14 x 34 x 13	Canvas Prospector	1930-1938
90	Bunny;	15 x 36 x 13	Rib and Batten, Longitudinal Strip, Cedar Rib, Canvas	1914-1938
90X	Stream;	15 x 35 x 13½	Canvas Prospector	1930-1938
92		16 x 38 x 14	Rib and Batten, Longitudinal Strip, Cedar Rib	1914-1921
92X	River	16 x 37 x 15	Canvas Prospector	1927-1938
94	Juniper	16 x 31 x 10	Cedar Rib	1909
95	Litelift	15 x 34 x 11	Canvas	1927-1938
107	Juniper	15 x 30 x 10½	Cedar Rib	1909
110	Juniper	14 x 28 x 9½	Cedar Rib	1909
111	Juniper	14½ x 30 x 10	Cedar Rib	1909
117	Juniper	15½ x 31½ x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
129	Juniper	16 x 31 x 10½	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
141	Ontario	14½ x 30 x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
147	Ontario	15 x 31½ x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
149	Ontario	16 x 30 x 10	Cedar Rib	1909
152	Juniper	15 x 27 x 9½	Rib and Batten	1909
154	Juniper	16 x 31 x 10	Rib and Batten	1909
174	Juniper	16 x 30 x 10	Rib and Batten	1909
176	Juniper	15½ x 30½ x 10	Rib and Batten	1909
177	Juniper	15 x 31½ x 10	Rib and Batten	1909
200	Ontario	14½ x 30 x 11	Rib and Batten	1909
207	Ontario	15 x 31½ x 11	Rib and Batten	1909
209	Ontario	16 x 30 x 11	Rib and Batten	1909
212	Juniper	15 x 27 x 9½	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
229	Juniper	14 x 28 x 9½	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
237	Juniper	15 x 31½ x 10	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
259	Ontario	14 x 28 x 9	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
267	Ontario	15 x 31½ x 11	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
269	Ontario	16 x 30 x 11	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
328	Larger Sailing Canoe	18 x 42 x 14	Rib and Batten	1909
338	Larger Sailing Canoe	13 x 36 x 12	Rib and Batten	1909
339	Larger Sailing Canoe	14 x 42 x 13	Rib and Batten	1909
340	Larger Sailing Canoe	15 x 45 x 14	Rib and Batten	1909
341	Larger Sailing Canoe	17 x 48 x 15	Rib and Batten	1909
401	Solid Comfort	15 x 28 x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
403	Solid Comfort	15½ x 29½ x 11½	Cedar Rib	1909
404	Solid Comfort	16 x 31 x 12	Cedar Rib	1909
420	Solid Comfort	14 x 28 x 11	Cedar Rib	1909
421	Solid Comfort	14½ x 30 x 11½	Cedar Rib	1909
422	Solid Comfort	15 x 31 x 12	Cedar Rib	1909
442	Solid Comfort	15 x 28 x 11	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
443	Solid Comfort	15½ x 29 x 11½	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
444	Solid Comfort	16 x 30 x 12	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
449	Solid Comfort	14 x 28 x 11	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
450	Solid Comfort	14½ x 30 x 11½	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
451	Solid Comfort	15 x 31 x 12	Canvas, Longitudinal Strip	1909
462	Solid Comfort	15 x 28 x 11	Rib and Batten	1909
463	Solid Comfort	15½ x 28 x 11½	Rib and Batten	1909
464	Solid Comfort	16 x 31 x 12	Rib and Batten	1909
479	Solid Comfort	14 x 28 x 11	Rib and Batten	1909
480	Solid Comfort	14½ x 29 x 11½	Rib and Batten	1909
481	Solid Comfort	15 x 31 x 12	Rib and Batten	1909
566	Martin	17 x 42 x 17	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-1938
566S	Otter	18½ x 48 x 18½	Canvas	1938
567	Sable	17½ x 44 x 17½	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
568	Mink	18 x 46 x 18	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
569	Otter	18½ x 48 x 18½	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
570	Moose	19 x 50 x 19	Rib and Batten	1909-1921
571		19½ x 52 x 19½	Rib and Batten	1909
572	Beaver	20 x 54 x 20	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1909-1938
576	Lacseul	22 x 62 x 24	Canvas	1914-1938
576S		22 x 62 x 24	Canvas Square Stern Freight	1938
603	Grade A	15½ x 29½ x 11½	Canvas	1909
604	Grade A	16 x 31 x 12	Canvas	1909-1921
605	Grade A	16½½ x 33 x 12½	Canvas	1909
606	Grade A	17 x 35 x 13	Canvas	1909-1921
607	Grade A	17½ x 36 x 13½	Canvas	1909
608	Grade A	18 x 38 x 14½	Canvas	1909-1921
623	Grade A	16 x 34 x 13	Canvas	1909
624	Grade A	16½ x 35 x 13½	Canvas	1909
644	Grade B	16 x 31 x 12	Canvas	1909
646	Grade B	17 x 35 x 13	Canvas	1909
648	Grade B	18 x 38 x 14&	Canvas	1909
670	Thicket	18 x 50 x 20	Canvas	1930-1938
670S	Moose	18 x 50 x 20	Canvas Square End	1930-1938
671	Pelican	19 x 51 x 21	Canvas	1930-1938
671S	Nelson	19 x 51 x 21	Canvas Square End	1930-1938
1414	Northboy	16 x 37 x 13½	Canvas	1941-1956
1424		16 x 31 x 12	Cedar Rib	1941
1425		16 x 34 x 13	Cedar Rib	1941
1426	Floatwell	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Sponson	1927-1938
1427	Canadien	16 x 31 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1941-1956
1430	The English	16 x 30 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1956
1431	Lakequeen	16 x 33 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1941-1956
1432	Riverdale	16 x 31 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1941
1433	Otonobee	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Pleasure	1941-1956
1434	Champlain (Pleasure)	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas	1941
1435	Champlain (Cruiser)	16 x 34 x 12	Canvas	1941
1437	Dart	16 x 32 x 12	Canvas	1941
1438	Ace (Round Deck)	16 x 32 x 12	Cedar Strip	1941
1439	Ace (V Deck)	16 x 32 x 12	Cedar Strip	1941
1440	Algonquin/Huron	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Cruiser	1941
1440	Huron	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Cruiser	1956
1441	Iroquois/Sioux	17 x 35 x 13	Canvas Cruiser	1941
1441	Sioux	17 x 35 x 13	Canvas Cruiser	1956
1442	Chippewa/Mohawk	18 x 37 x 13	Canvas Cruiser	1941
1443	Guides Special	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Cruiser	1941
1444	Guides Special	17 x 35 x 13	Canvas Cruiser	1941
1445	Guides Special	18 x 37 x 13	Canvas Cruiser	1941
1446	Shorty	12 x 30 x 12	Canvas	1941-1956
1447	Muskrat	14 x 34 x 12	Canvas	1941
1448	Bunny;	15 x 36 x 13	Canvas	1941
1449	Litelift	15 x 34 x 11	Canvas	1941-1956
1450	Pond	14 x 34 x 13	Canvas Prospector	1941-1956
1451	Stream;	15 x 35 x 13½	Canvas Prospector	1941-1956
1452	River	16 x 37 x 15	Canvas Prospector	1941-1956
1453	Bush	17 x 36 x 15	Canvas Prospector	1941-1956
1454	Traveller	17 x 36 x 15	Square Stern Prospector	1941-1956
1455	Portage	18 x 38 x 16½	Canvas Prospector	1941-1956
1456	Navigator	18 x 38 x 16½	Square Stern Prospector	1941-1956
1457	Martin	17 x 42 x 17	Canvas	1941
1458	Otter	18½ x 48 x 18½	Canvas	1941-1956
1459	Birch	18 x 42 x 17	Canvas	1941
1460	Transport	18 x 42 x 17	Square Stern Freight	1941-1956
1461	Thicket	18 x 50 x 20	Canvas	1941
1462	Moose	18 x 50 x 20	Canvas Square End	1941
1463	Pelican	19 x 51 x 21	Canvas	1941
1465	Nelson	19 x 51 x 21	Canvas Square End	1941-1956
1466	Beaver	20 x 54 x 20	Rib and Batten, Canvas	1941
1467	Bigboy	20 x 54 x 20	Square Stern Freight	1941-1956
1468	Lacseul	22 x 62 x 24	Canvas	1941
1469	Giant	22 x 62 x 24	Canvas Square Stern Freight	1941-1956
1474	Club-War	30 x 52 x 20	Longitudinal Strip	1941
1475	Club-War	30 x 52 x 20	Canvas	1941
1479	Special Northboy	18 x 39½ x 16	Canvas	1941-1956
1488	Perch	14 x 34 x 13	Canvas Prospector Square Stern	1941-1956
1489	Bass	15 x 35 x 13½	Canvas Prospector Square Stern	1941-1956
1490	Trout	16 x 36 x 14	Canvas Prospector Square Stern	1941-1956
1492	Champlain	16 x 34 x 12	Canvas	1956
1814	Mermaid	14 x 32 x 12	Canvas	1956
1815	Minetta	15 x 33 x 12	Canvas	1956
R		30 x 40½ x 19	Rib and Batten	1914-1921
P404	Riverdale	16 x 31 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1938
V604	Lakequeen	16 x 33 x 12	Longitudinal Strip	1938
Club		30 x 50 x 20	Rib and Batten	1921
	Otonobee/Rideau	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Pleasure	1927-1930
	Otonobee	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Pleasure	1938
	Trent/Severn	17 x 35 x 13	Canvas Pleasure	1927-1930
	Quinte/Abitibi	18 x 37 x 13	Canvas Pleasure	1927-1930
	Algonquin/Huron	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Cruiser	1927-1938
	Iroquois/Sioux	17 x 35 x 13	Canvas Cruiser	1927-1938
	Chippewa/Mohawk	18 x 37 x 13	Canvas Cruiser	1927-1938
	Guides Special		Canvas Cruiser	1938
	Traveller	17 x 36 x 15	Square Stern Prospector	1927-1938
	Navigator	18 x 38 x 16½	Square Stern Prospector	1927-1938
	Transport	18 x 42 x 17	Square Stern Freight	1927-1938
	Lugger	19 x 44 x 19	Square Stern Freight	1927-1938
	Bigboy	20 x 54 x 20	Square Stern Freight	1927-1938
	Floatwell	16 x 33 x 12	Canvas Sponson	1927-1938
	Dart	16 x 32 x 12	Canvas	1927-1938
	Comet	16 x 32 x 12	Cedar Strip	1927-1930
	Ace	16 x 32 x 12	Cedar Strip	1938
	Single	16 x 30	Rib and Batten	1927
	Tandem	16 x 30	Rib and Batten	1927
	Fours	20 x 30	Rib and Batten	1927
	War-Racer	30 x 40	Rib and Batten	1927
	Club-Racer	16 x 30	Longitudinal Strip, Canvas	1927
	Club-War	30 x 52 x 20	Longitudinal Strip, Canvas	1930-1938

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