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

4.6 cm

Width

3.9 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

KT&S

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

SOMETIME BETWEEN 1879 AND 1888 WHEN RAILWAY CO. EXISTED UNDER THAT NAME

Canada

EXAMPLE OF TAG FROM ONE OF ONTARIO'S EARLY RAILWAY COMPANIES. IT WAS A MERGER OF THE NORTH GREY RY (1872); TORONTO, SIMCOE&MUSKOKA JCT RY (1875); NORTH SIMCOE RY (1878); AND HAMILTON & NORTHWESTERN RY (1879). IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY IN 1888. [REF 1]

Function

USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL SHIPPED BY RAIL

Technical

TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER ON 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 TAG: 'K.T.& S. MFG. CO. TORONTO./ N. & N.W.R./ 3828'

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED GOLD

Decoration

N/A