Tag, baggage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BRASS/RAIL
- DATE
- 1869–1894
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0049.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American Railway South Co.
- MODEL
- WINDSOR & ANNAPOLIS RAILWAY
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
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
- 5.8 cm
- Width
- 4.3 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
- American Railway
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- USED BETWEEN 1869 WHEN LINE OPENED AND 1894 WHEN ITS NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE YARMOUTH & ANNAPOLIS RY. [REF 1
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF BAGGAGE TAG USED BY A NOVA SCOTIA RAILWAY COMPANY IN THE LATE 1800S. - 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 COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER IN THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEING SHIPPED SO THAT IT COULD BE TRACKED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON FRONT: 'AM. RY. S. CO. NEW YORK/ THIS CHECK/ MUST BE USED/ - ONLY -/ VIA THE/ WINDSOR &/ ANNAPOLIS RY/ 2894'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- LACQUERED
- Decoration
- N/A
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American Railway South Co., Tag, baggage, between 1869–1894, Artifact no. 1968.0049, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0049.001/
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