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OBJECT TYPE: switch box
DATE: 1881–1883
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0943.001

MANUFACTURER: Bohannan, Wilson
MODEL: MIDLAND RAILWAY
LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
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: 5.2 cm
Width: 2.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bohannan
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Brooklyn

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN C 1879 AND 1883
Canada: EXAMPLE OF SWITCH KEYS USED ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY IN ONTARIO. IT WAS AN AMALGAMATION OF SEVERAL SMALLER LINES FROM C 1879 UNTIL IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY IN 1883.
Function: USED TO LOCK SWITCH BOXES ON RAILWAY LINES.
Technical: SWITCHES HAD TO BE CAREFULLY MONITORED SO THAT THEY WERE ONLY MOVED WHEN REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS SO THE SWITCH BOX WAS SECURED BY LOCK AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON EACH SIDE: 'M R'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: TWO RINGS INCISED IN SHANK;.

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Bohannan, Wilson, Key, between 1881–1883, Artifact no. 1968.0943, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0943.001/

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