1906 H. H. Kiffe Co.
I don't know where the canoe graphic in the advertisement comes from, but it isn't an Old Town canoe.
I don't know where the canoe graphic in the advertisement comes from, but it isn't an Old Town canoe.
The Eastman Kodak Autographic camera was introduced in 1914, and was offered until 1934. The unique feature of this folding bellows camera was that it featured a sliding window that would allow one to "write" on the film with the included stylus.
The canoe has the distinctive decks of the Old Town Canoe Company's Otca model. It sports a paint design with "Greek ends."
The Old Town Canoe Company of Old Town, Maine was formed in 1900 as the Indian Old Town Canoe Company. After a short stint as the Robertson Old Town Canoe Company, with J.R. Robertson as partner, it became the Old Town Canoe Company.