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OBJECT TYPE: 16 OZ/SILVER
DATE: 1898–1998
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0378.002

MANUFACTURER: Benedict Proctor
MODEL: 2204 NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STERLING SILVER; SYNTHETIC HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 9.7 cm
Height: 11.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Benedict
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1898 WHEN THE N.R. LINE STARTED AND 1970 WHEN ARTIFACTS SENT TO NMST.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TEAPOTS USED ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY. THE RAILWAY WAS STARTED IN 1898; WAS TAKEN OVER BY CANADAIAN NATIONAL IN 1948; AND FINALLY CLOSED IN 1988. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO HOLD AND TRANSPORT BREWED TEA IN A PUBLIC EATING SETTING.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON FRONT:'N.R.' . 'BENEDICT/ CANADA/ PROCTOR/ INDESTRUCTO/ 2204/ 16 OUNCE' STAMPED INTO UNDERSIDE OF BASE.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: SILVER METAL POT & LID; SMOOTH BLACK SYNTHETIC HANDLE.
Decoration: N/A

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Benedict Proctor, Teapot, between 1898–1998, Artifact no. 1970.0378, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.0378.002/

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