Button, uniform

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OBJECT TYPE: railway
DATE: 1888–1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0081.001

MANUFACTURER: Thomas-Carlyle
MODEL: GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY
LOCATION: Birmingham, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, PROBABLY BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 2.4 cm
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Thomas Carlyle
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Birmingham

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1888 AND 1923 WHEN THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY EXISTED UNDER THAT NAME
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A UNIFORM BUTTON USED BY EMPLOYEES OF ONE OF CANADA'S EARLY RAILWAYS, THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Function: USED WHEN AFFIXED TO A PIECE OF CLOTHING TO HOLD THE CLOTHING SHUT. ALSO USED TO INDICATE THE WEARER WORKS FOR THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY CO.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED ON FRONT: 'G.T.R. CANADA'/ STAMPED IN BACK: 'THOMAS-CARLYLE ENGLAND/ ASTON BIRMINGHAM'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LACQUERED
Decoration: MOLDED STEAM TRAIN IN CENTRE; DECORATIVE RIM AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE

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Thomas-Carlyle, Button, uniform, between 1888–1923, Artifact no. 1968.0081, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0081.001/

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