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OBJECT TYPE
switch box
DATE
1850–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1968.0034.005
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
5
Total Parts
5
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
4.8 cm
Width
2.1 cm
Height
N/A
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
PROBABLY FROM THE MIDDLE 1800S TO THE EARLY 1900S
Canada
EXAMPLES OF SWITCH KEYS USED ON CANADIAN RAIL LINES.
Function
USED TO LOCK THE SWITCH BOXES ON RAILWAY LINES.
Technical
SWITCHES HAD TO BE CAREFULLY MONITORED SO THAT THEY WERE ONLY MOVED WHEN REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS SO THE SWITCH BOX WAS SECURED BY LOCK AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED USED.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NO MARKINGS
Missing
N/A
Finish
Unknown
Decoration
VARIOUS INCISED RINGS AND RIDGES ON KEY STALK.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Key, circa 1850–1920, Artifact no. 1968.0034, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0034.005/

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