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OBJECT TYPE
BRASS/RAIL
DATE
1860–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1968.0054.001
MANUFACTURER
ROBBINS, J.
MODEL
NOVA SCOTIA RAILWAY & STEAMER
LOCATION
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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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
5.1 cm
Width
4.1 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
ROBBINS
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Massachusetts
City
Boston

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
PROBABLY SOMETIME BETWEEN THE 1860S AND THE EARLY 1900S
Canada
EXAMPLE OF A BAGGAGE TAG FROM A SMALL MARITIME RAIL LINE.
Function
USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS WHEN SHIPPING BY RAIL
Technical
BAGGAGE TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER ON THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPRORIATE NUMBER IN THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEING SHIPPED COULD BE TRACKED.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
STAMPED ON TAG: 'J. ROBBINS/ BOSTON/ TO/ CHARLOT'TOWN/ N.S. R-Y & STEAMER/ Via PICTOU/ 27'
Missing
N/A
Finish
PAINTED SILVER
Decoration
N/A

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ROBBINS, J., Tag, baggage, circa 1860–1900, Artifact no. 1968.0054, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0054.001/

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