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OBJECT TYPE
RAILWAY/BRASS
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1972.0361.007
MANUFACTURER
ROBBINS, J.
MODEL
WINDSOR & ANNAPOLIS RAILWAY
LOCATION
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
7
Total Parts
10
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
4.9 cm
Width
3.8 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Railway Transportation
Category
Services
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
ROBBINS
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Massachusetts
City
Boston

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
SOMETIME BETWEEN 1869 AND 1894 WHEN THE W& A RAILWAY EXISTED [REF 1]
Canada
EXAMPLE OF TAGS FROM A CANADIAN RAILWAY COMPANY THAT EXISTED AS THE WINDSOR AND ANNAPOLIS RAILWAY BETWEEN 1869 AND 1894.
Function
USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL TRANSPORTED BY TRAIN.
Technical
TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER ON THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER IN THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEING TRANSPORTED COULD BE TRACKED. THE W.A.R. BECAME THE DOMINION ATLANTIC RAILWAY IN 1894. [REF 1]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"J. ROBBINS, BOSTON' STAMPED AT THE VERY TOP/ STAMPED: ‘HALIFAX TO/ ANNAPOLIS/ VIA W.& A. RY./ 4468'/ [ON OBVERSE] 4468/ ANNAPOLIS TO / HALIFAX/ VIA W. & A. RY'
Missing
N/A
Finish
ONE SLOT AT TOP
Decoration
N/A

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