Ontario Canoe Company
Ontario Canoe Company
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Builder History
The Ontario Canoe Company was founded in 1883 by Colonel James Z. Rogers in Peterborough, Ontario. The company’s offerings were based on the cedar strip and cedar rib style canoes invented and patented by John Stephenson.
281316 Canoe
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Patents
This is the U.S. version of John S. Stephenson's patent for his cedar-rib canoe.
292183 Construction of Canoes
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Patents
This is the U.S. version of John S. Stephenson's patent for his "longitudinal strip canoe," which is also commonly referred to as a cedar strip canoe.