General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CANVAS MAILBAG/ COTTON THREAD/ FIBRE CORD DRAWSTRING/ BRASS EYELETS/ STEEL LOCKS & HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

90.0 cm

Width

76.0 cm

Height

5.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1920'S +

Canada

EQUIPMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE, WHICH EXISTED FROM 1854 TO 1971. DURING THIS PERIOD, MAIL TRANSPORTED ON RAIL POST OFFICE CARS WAS SORTED EN ROUTE BY RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS. FROM 1971 TO 1987 CANADA POST CONTINUED TO SHIP MAIL BY TRAIN, ALTHOUGH THE MAIL WAS NO LONGER PORCESSED ON BOARD (1)

Function

A BAG USED BY THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE TO TRANSPORT PARCELS ON RAIL POST OFFICE CARS

Technical

AFTER 1920, CANVAS MAILBAGS SUCCEEDED THE LEATHER BAGS PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE CANADIAN RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE. WIDE RED STRIPES ON A WHITE CANVAS BAG INDICATE THAT IT WAS USED FOR PARCEL POST. CANVAS BAGS WERE USED UNTIL THE SERVICE CEASEDOPERATION (REF.1, PP.58, 58)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED IN BLACK `JUNE 22 1926/ CANADA'; LOCK INCISED `CANADA P.O./ PAT./ 7-1939'; PLATE INCISED `K345'

Missing

KEYS

Finish

WHITE CANVAS WITH LONGITUDINAL RED STRIPE AT CENTRE FRONT & BACK/ WHITE DRAWSTRING/ BRASS COLOURED & METALLIC EYELETS/ GREY PAINTED? LOCK

Decoration

BLACK CROWN MOTIF STAMPED ABOVE LETTERING