General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BASE; IRON PRESS; BRASS EMBOSSING PLATES/ SYNTHETIC PANEL AFFIXED TO BOTTOM OF BASE

Dimensions

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

Length

25.5 cm

Width

13.5 cm

Height

31.0 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

Prince Edward Island

Period

PEI RAILWAY CO. EXISTED FROM 1875 TO 1918

Canada

DEVICE USED BY EMPLOYEES OF THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RAILWAY, A SMALL RAILWAY THAT WAS BUILT BY THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT IN 1875 AS A CONDITION OF PEI JOINING CONFEDERATION. IT WAS MERGED INTO THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS IN 1918 AND THE LINE WAS CLOSED IN 1989.

Function

USED TO EMBOSS PAPER WITH THE LOGO FOR THE PEI RAILWAY

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A STANDARD MANUAL DEVICE USED TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION OF THE LOGO OF A COMPANY OR INSTITUION ON PAPER, USUALLY FOR LEGAL PURPOSES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MOLDED IN STAMP - BOTH FACES AROUND OUTER EDGE: 'PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RAILWAY DOMINION OF CANADA'/ INSIDE: DRAWING OF CROWN OVER STEAM LOCOMOTIVE OVER BEAVER/ [SEE S.I. FILE FOR EMBOSSED PAPER FROM PRESS]

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

STAINED AND VARNISHED BASE WITH BLACK PAINTED LINE AROUND EDGE/ GLOSS BLACKPAINT ON STAMP HANDLE/ CLEAR PLASTIC PANEL

Decoration

DECORATIVE FLOWER AND STRIPED LINES ON BOTH SIDES