Creamer

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OBJECT TYPE: SILVER
DATE: 1898–1998
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0379.001

MANUFACTURER: ROGERS, WM. A.
MODEL: NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SILVER PLATED NICKEL SILVER (SPNS) (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: 9.3 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 6.1 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: ROGERS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

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

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON SIDE: 'N.R.'/ ENGRAVED ON BOTTOM: 'WM. A. ROGERS/ S.P.N.S/ SILVER SOLDERED/ 513'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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ROGERS, WM. A., Creamer, between 1898–1998, Artifact no. 1970.0379, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.0379.001/

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