General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

RECTANGULAR METAL TAG

Dimensions

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

Length

4.1 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

ROBBINS

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED AFTER 1894 WHEN THE WINDSOR & ANNAPOLIS RY WAS RENAMED AS THE DAR.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF RAILWAY TAG USED BY THE DOMINION ATLANTIC RY IN THE MARITIMES WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1894 WHEN THE WINDSOR & ANNAPOLIS RY WAS RENAMED. IN 1911 DAR SIGNED A 999 YR LEASE WITH THE CPR TO RUN THE RY UNDER IT'S NAME ALTHOUGH OWNED BY THE CPR. [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 COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER IN THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEING SHIPPED COULD BE TRACED

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'DOMINION ATLANTIC RAILWAY 3062'

Missing

N/A

Finish

3/4" X 3/16" SLOT NEAR TOP CENTER

Decoration

LETTERING IS STAMPED INTO THE TAG AND PAINTED BLACK