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The Gould Auctions site has some fascinating antique guide paddles from their current lot. Check out this 7 & 1/2 foot long monster recently discovered in a coastal Maine barn. Painted 7 1/2 foot (90") guide paddle Wagon Wheel Blue and Ox Blood Red Here's another long antique guide paddle with interesting grip and grain pattern... Early Maine Paddle Tiger Maple 76" long Blade width 9 1/4" Also found this picture of three paddles from one of their archived pages of completed auctions. The paddle on the left has an interesting scalloped design and rudimentary roll grip at the top. Unfortunately no other details Set of 3 paddles

Blanchards Auction Service is hosting its Annual Adirondack Auction on August 12th, 2016. Some of the items include canoe related items. • Lot 0144 is an 8 foot, wood-canvas Salesman Sample from Old Town Canoe. It comes with a pair of 32" cherry paddles:   LOT 0144 -  8 foot Old Town    Salesman Sample   • Lot 0428 is a 63 1/4" Shaw and Tenney paddle in Cherry: LOT 0428 - Shaw and Tenney Cherry Paddle • Lot 0426 features two Canadian Paddle - an old Kettlewell Paddle and an R. Chestnut & Sons: LOT 0426 - Kettlewell and R. Chestnut & Sons • Lot 0421 is a pair of 5' Birdseye Maple paddles from an unknown maker: LOT 0421 -  Birdseye Maple Paddles • Lot 0382 has the most interesting paddle to me. The unknown origin paddle on the left with the slender grip. Unfortunately no dimensional info is provided. The lot is described as "2 Native American Canoe Paddles...one with Indian Decal" LOT 0382 Closeup of Decal and tip decoration Difficult to make out, bu...