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OBJECT TYPE
LOCKING
DATE
1940–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1971.0699.002
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
2
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
CANVAS BAG/ COTTON THREAD/ STEEL EYELETS, LOCK, & CHAIN; LEATHER STRAP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
103.0 cm
Width
78.0 cm
Height
2.4 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Railway Transportation
Category
Services
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1940 +
Canada
EQUIPMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE, WHICH EXISTED FROM 1854 TO 1971. DURING THIS PERIOD, MAIL TRANSPORTED ON RAIL POST OFFICE CARS WAS SORTED EN ROUTE BY RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS. FROM 1971 TO 1987 CANADA POST CONTINUED TO SHIP MAIL BY TRAIN, ALTHOUGH THE MAIL WAS NO LONGER SORTED ON BOARD (1)
Function
A LOCKING BAG USED BY THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE TO TRANSPORT MAIL ON RAIL POST OFFICE CARS
Technical
AFTER 1920, CANVAS MAILBAGS SUCCEEDED THE LEATHER BAGS PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE CANADIAN RAIL MAIL SERVICE; CANVAS BAGS WERE USED UNTIL THE SERVICE CEASED OPERATION (1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
BLACK STAMPED`1953/ CANADA/ P.O./ L.I.'; LOCK INCISED `CANADA/ P.O./ 1960/ PATENTED'
Missing
N/A
Finish
WHITE CANVAS/ STEEL EYELETS/ GREY PAINTED? LOCK
Decoration
BLACK CROWN MOTIF STAMPED ABOVE LETTERING

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Unknown Manufacturer, Mailbag, between 1940–1959, Artifact no. 1971.0699, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0699.002/

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