Plate, equipment number

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OBJECT TYPE: LOCOMOTIVE/2-8-0
DATE: 1908–1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1302.001

MANUFACTURER: Montreal Locomotive Works Ltd.
MODEL: CN 2646
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 45182
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 42.0 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MLW
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: BETWEEN 1908 AND 1958
Canada: NUMBER PLATE FROM A LOCOMOTIVE BELONGING TO CANADIAN NATIONAL AND BUILT IN CANADA BY MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS
Function: USED, WHEN AFFIXED TO A LOCOMOTIVE, TO IDENTIFY THAT PARTICULAR LOCOMOTIVE FOR CN
Technical: PLATES WERE MOUNTED ON LOCOMOTIVES FOR QUICK IDENTIFICATION FOR MAINTAINENCE AND OPERATION PURPOSES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN PLATE: 'CANADIAN/ 2646/ NATIONAL'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BADLY RUSTED AND SOILED SO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGINAL FINISH, PROBABLY RED GLOSS PAINT BACKGROUND LIKE THE OTHERS
Decoration: N/A

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Montreal Locomotive Works Ltd., Plate, equipment number, between 1908–1958, Artifact no. 1967.1302, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.1302.001/

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