Tag, baggage

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OBJECT TYPE: RAILWAY/BRASS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.0361.008

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: 8
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: 5.1 cm
Width: 4.1 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: ‘BOSTON TO/ KENTVILLE/ ANNAPOLIS LINE/ VIA N.S.S.S.CO../ (LIMITED)/ W.& A. RY./ 2655/ [ON OBVERSE] ANNAPOLIS LINE/ 2655/ KENTVILLE TO/ BOSTON/ VIA W. & A. RY./ & N.S.S.S.CO./ (LIMITED)'
Missing: N/A
Finish: ONE SLOT AT BOTTOM AND ONE SLOT AT TOP
Decoration: N/A

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ROBBINS, J., Tag, baggage, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.0361, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0361.008/

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