General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NICKEL

Dimensions

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

Length

16.0 cm

Width

4.0 cm

Height

3.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SHERRITT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Lynn Lake

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

1953

Canada

COMMEMORATES THE RAIL LINE BUILT TO SERVE THE LYNN LAKE MINE OF SHERRITT GORDON MINES LTD. IN MANITOBA, BY THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS.

Function

USED TO COMMEMORATE THE LAST SPIKE DRIVEN FOR THE SHERRIDON-LYNN LAKE LINE BY DONALD GORDON, CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT CNR, AT LYNN LAKE, MB NOV. 9, 1953.

Technical

THE SPIKE IS MADE FORM THE FIRST NICKEL PRODUCED FROM THE LYNN LAKE MINE WHICH THE RAIL LINE WAS BUILT TO SERVE. [SEE MKGS]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ENGRAVED ON SPIKE: 'DUPLICATE OF LAST SPIKE OF THE SHERRIDON-LYNN LAKE LINE./ DRIVEN BY DONALD GORDON C.M.G.,/ CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS,/ AT LYNN LAKE, MANITOBA, NOVEMBER 9 1953.'/ 'THIS SPIKE IS MADE FROM THE FIRST NICKEL/ PRODUCED FROM THE LYNN LAKE MINE OF/ SHERRITT GORDON MINES LIMITED/ WHICH THE LINE WAS BUILT TO SERVE.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A