Light-weight Canoe Made From Selected Cedar, 1936

Vintage Canoe Ads

This ad for a cedar canoe is from

T. Eaton & Co.’s 1936 mail order catalogue.

“Light-weight Canoe made from selected Cedar closely ribbed and covered with waterproof canvas. This is a popular canoe designed to give a maximum of safety and comfort. Has two cane seats and is equipped with shoe keel. Length 16 ft., beam 33 ins., depth 12 ins.  Weight about 69 lbs. Can be supplied in either Red or Green. State choice.  Complete with two single-blade paddles.“

The Joys Of Canoeing!

Highlands of Canada – A Difficult Portage

From A Canadian Family Vintage Postcard Collection

Close-up detail of traditional canoe

Canoe Camping In Doakton, New Brunswick

A Perfect Camp-Site
Greetings from Doakton, N.B.

Text on the back (excerpt)

Food always seems to taste so much better when it’s cooked outdoors – especially if it’s fresh caught trout for supper.

Robert Cavalier De Lasalle | 1935 Cover Art

Explorer Louis Jolliet and missionary Father Marquette

Explorer Louis Jolliet and missionary Father Marquette travelling by canoe.

Rapids At Head Of Montmorency Falls, Quebec

See also:

Index: Vintage Postcards of Canoes

Further Information:

Montmorency Falls, Quebec | ExploGuide

Lafontaine Park (Montreal) Quebec

See also:

Index: Vintage Postcards of Canoes

Further Reading:

Lafontaine Park at imtl (Images In Montreal)

Montreal’s Parks – Lafontaine Park

Canoeing Near St.Thomas, Ontario

Scene Near St. Thomas Ontario

Text reads …

I care not for your Rockaway,

Palm Beach or Coney Isle;

The place I mail this card from

Has ‘em beat a mile.

See also:

Index: Vintage Postcards of Canoes

Further Reading

St. Thomas, Ontario, Railway Capital of Canada