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Nelson Brown shapes a boat piece in Rushton Boat works in Rushton

Nelson Brown shapes a boat piece in his shop in Rushton Boat works

Nelson Brown using a draw shave to shape canoe paddles. He was the foreman of the Rushton Boat Shop and a very skilled boat builder. Behind him hang boat patterns for making boat pieces. Circa 1910. Originally identified and researched by Atwood Manley. Hamlet of Rushton in the Town of Canton, NY.

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85. Interior of the Rushton canoe shop in Rushton
Interior of the Rushton canoe shop in Rushton
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