General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

STERLING SILVER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

3.5 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1913

Canada

COMMEMORATES THE 3 MILE MOUNT ROYAL TUNNEL BUILT BY THE MACKENZIE MANN & CO. FOR THE CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. TO ACCESS THEIR NEW STATION IN MONTREAL. THE COMPANY MADE AN AMERICAN TUNNELING RECORD IN DECEMBER 1913 IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE TUNNEL.

Function

USED TO COMMEMORATE THE AMERICAN TUNNELING RECORD IN THE BUILDING OF THE MOUNT ROYAL TUNNEL IN MONTREAL IN 1913.

Technical

THE BUILDING OF THE 3 MILE MOUNT ROYAL TUNNEL WHICH THIS MEDAL COMMEMORATES WAS AN IMPRESSIVE ENGINEERING FEAT AT THE TIME.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ENGRAVED ON FRONT: 'MACKENZIE MANN & COMPANY LTD. MOUNT ROYAL TUNNEL/ CANDAIAN/ NORTHERN [LOGOIN CENTER]'/ ENGRAVED ON BACK: 'AMERICAN TUNNELLING/ RECORD/ HARD ROCK HEADING/ 810 FEET 31 WORKING/ DAYS/ MONTHLY PROGRESS/ AVERAGE EACH HEADING/ 420 FEET/ GROSS AVERAGE/ 1100 FEET/ DECEMBER 1913/ STERLING'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

FLOWER LIKE SHAPE TO OUTSIDE OF MEDAL