John sent the serial number from his canoe to the Old Town Canoe Company and found out that it was a 1964 Fifty Pound Model (15 foot). The link below will take you to an interesting chart that shows the quantities built of each model type over the years. There were about 6,805 of the Fifty Pound model built over a 55 year span between 1911 and 1966.
(Source: http://www.wcha.org/catalogs/old-town/models.html)
Construction of this particular canoe was completed on April 20, 1964, varnished on April 23rd, and canvassed on April 24th. According to the records, it was returned July 28, 1965 to L.L. Bean for repairs.
