General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

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

3.5 cm

Width

3.5 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

HOOLE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1886 AND 1890 WHEN THE RAILWAY EXISTED AS THIS NAME

Canada

EXAMPLE OF BAGGAGE TAG FROM A SMALL NOVA SCOTIA RAILWAY, THE NOVA SCOTIA CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY, WHICH TOOK OVER THE NOVA SCOTIA, NICTAUX AND ATLANTIC CENTRAL RAILWAY CO. IN 1886; AND WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE CENTRAL RAILWAY IN 1893. IT RAN FROM LUNENBURG TO MIDDLETON, NOVA SCOTIA [REF 1]

Function

USED TO IDENTIFY AND SEAL MAIL BAGS

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 SHIPPED COULD BE TRACKED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED IN TAG: 'HOOLE MFG. CO. N.Y./ N.S.C.RY./ 136'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A