General Information

Serial #

N/A

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

5.2 cm

Width

3.8 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Services

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

DORRIEN

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1884 WHEN CO. INCORPORATED, AND ITS FORECLOSURE IN 1903. [REF 1]

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A TAG FROM A SMALL CANADIAN RAIL CO. FROM ONTARIO, THE BROCKVILLE, WESTPORT & SAULT STE. MARIE RAILWAY CO. THE LINE NEVER EXTENDED FURTHER THAN FROM BROCKVILLE TO WESTPORT ALTHOUGH FOUNDERS HAD AMBITIONS TO GO ALL THE WAY TO SAULT STE. MARIE [REF 1]

Function

USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BEING SHIPPED BY RAIL

Technical

TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER OF THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER IN THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEING SHIPPED COULD BE TRACKED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED ON FRONT OF TAG:'B.W.&S.STEM./ RY./ 210'/ STAMPED ON OBVERSE: 'DORRIEN PLATING AND MANUFACTURING CO./ TORONTO'

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED GOLD

Decoration

N/A