Guideboat, Adirondack
Name/Title
Guideboat, AdirondackEntry/Object ID
2007.005Description
2007.005 Boat Type: Adirondack Guideboat Builder: W. A. Martin Model: Unknown Length: 16' Beam: 40" Depth: 13" Date Built: 1865-1886 William Allen Martin (1845-1907) is one of the best known builders of the Saranac Lake guideboats. He was known particularly for building extremely light boats, locally known as 'Martin's Eggshells.' His son, Henry Kilburn Martin, also build Guideboats and other small craft under the name The Adirondack Boat Building Company. This boat is a traditionally constructed Adirondack Guideboat, with fine pine smooth lap planking ribs and stems sawn from natural knees of spruce. One uncommon detail is the tacking pattern. Instead of driving tacks through the plank laps from the outside and clinching them on the inside only, Martin here clinched the plank laps from either side in a double row. The boat is in fine shape, but was clearly refinished at some point and the finish is failing. It has new oars, seat backs, and a middle seat. EVS 08Collection
BoatsAcquisition
Accession
2007.005Source or Donor
Sallie Lou SmithAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Martin, W.A.Place
Location
Saranac Lake, NY, USANotes
Date: 1865-1886 Propulsion: OarDimensions
Height
189 inWidth
39-3/8 inLocation
Shelf
Row BCabinet
West SideWall
Rack RBuilding
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