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

5.0 cm

Width

2.4 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

HOWARD

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Hartford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN THE 1850S AND 1880S WHEN NORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA EXISTED

Canada

KEY USED ON THE NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. OF CANADA LINES IN ONTARIO. OVER TIME THE NORTHERN RAILWAY GREW FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A MID-SIZED ONTARIO RAILWAY SYSTEM. IN 1879 A MERGER CREATED THE NORTHERN & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY CO. WHICH WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE GTR IN 1888 [REF 1]

Function

USED TO LOCK THE 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 ONE SIDE: 'N RY CA C'/ STAMPED ON OTHER SIDE: 'L. HOWARD& CO./ HARTFORD/ 169'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A