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Tin Canoe

Distant Discoveries

Do you remember making one of these as a kid? Affectionately known as "tinnies" these homemade canoes were fashioned by children from scavenged corrugated iron. They were cheap and easy to make, but also somewhat accident prone. Join Brendan, one of our Visitor Services Officers here at the Maritime Museum, as he shares a little history about the once popular hobby.

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corrugated tin canoe

Tin Canoe

Tinnies

A friendly Museum staff member telling us about tin canoe, while standing next to it in the gallery.

The Museum's tin canoe.
Credit: WA Museum

The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.