{"product_id":"vintage-old-town-canoe-salesman-sample-display","title":"Vintage \"Old Town\" Canoe Salesman Sample Display","description":"\u003cp\u003ec. 1940s-1950s; Canoe: Old Town Canoe Co. - Old Town, ME\u003cbr\u003e\nPaddles: Shaw \u0026amp; Tenney, Inc. - Orono, ME\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis salesman sample display features a miniature Old Town canoe paired with two crossed Shaw \u0026amp; Tenney wooden paddles, originally intended for showroom or dealer display. The canoe retains its original green painted finish with simulated wood grain and the factory \"Old Town\" decal, while the paddles bear the impressed Shaw \u0026amp; Tenney trademark. Such displays were used by sporting goods retailers and canoe dealers to promote two of Maine's best-known manufacturers of canoes and paddles, making them appealing pieces of advertising and sporting history.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFounded in 1898, Old Town Canoe Co. became one of America's premier canoe manufacturers, while neighboring Shaw \u0026amp; Tenney has produced handcrafted wooden paddles in Maine since 1858 and remains one of the country's oldest paddle makers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDisplays light wear consistent with age and display use, including scattered surface scratches and minor finish wear. The original Old Town decal remains present with light wear. The dark wooden upright shown in the photographs is for display purposes only and is not included.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n15\" W x 17\" H\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMM - 21685 - 070926\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor information regarding shipping, please visit our Terms \u0026amp; Conditions page \u003ca class=\"GeneratedLink\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialartifacts.net\/pages\/shipping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Industrial Artifacts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44481107296299,"sku":"21685","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0194\/8170\/files\/f3ed9678-e4e4-573f-ab62-988dd08c39f8.jpg?v=1784916610","url":"https:\/\/industrialartifacts.net\/products\/vintage-old-town-canoe-salesman-sample-display","provider":"Industrial Artifacts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}