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OBJECT TYPE: SILVER
DATE: 1898–1998
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0372.001

MANUFACTURER: Deakin, James & Sons
MODEL: N9103 NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY
LOCATION: Sheffield, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ELECTROPLATED GERMAN SILVER (EPGS) (NICKEL OR GERMAN SILVER IS AN ALLOY OF COPPER, NICKEL & ZINC; IT CONTAINS NO SILVER)

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 2.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 26.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Deakin
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Sheffield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1898 WHEN LINE STARTED AND 1970 WHEN TRAY GIVEN TO NMST.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TRAYS USED ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY.THE RAILWAY STARTED IN 1898; WAS TAKEN OVER BY CANADIAN NATIONAL IN 1924; AND FINALLY CLOSED IN 1998.
Function: USED TO HOLD AND CARRY FOODSTUFFS IN A PUBLIC SETTING.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON TRAY TOP: 'NEWFOUNDLAND/ RAILWAY'. ENGRAVED ON BACK: 'JD & S EP/GS/[mark]/ N9103'.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: SILVER METAL.
Decoration: N/A

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Deakin, James & Sons, Tray, between 1898–1998, Artifact no. 1970.0372, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.0372.001/

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