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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1890–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0603.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- All wood, save brass drawer pulls.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 160.2 cm
- Width
- 88.0 cm
- Height
- 155.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Operations
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of desk common on railway stations ca. 1920s - 1940s.
- Canada
-
Example of a common piece of railway station furniture, similar to those found throughout Canada ca. 1920s - 1940s, and probably later. - Function
-
Used by railway station master & other staff for preparing schedules, reports, orders, etc. and as site for storing and distributing the same, sorting mail, etc. - Technical
-
Simple, effective workspace & 'message centre' essential to railway station operations & management in which written communication was standard. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None.
- Missing
- Appears complete, except for damage resulting in areas of loss on legs, drawers, etc.
- Finish
- Dark mahogany stain applied to most surfaces, possibly lacquered.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Desk, between 1890–1920, Artifact no. 1966.0603, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0603.001/
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