Tag, baggage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RAILWAY
- DATE
- 1869–1894
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.1318.003
- MANUFACTURER
- American Railway South Co.
- MODEL
- WINDSOR & ANNAPOLIS RAILWAY
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- COPPER
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
- American Railway
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1869 AND 1894 WHEN THE COMPANY EXISTED UNDER THIS NAME [REF 1]
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF TAG FROM A CANADIAN RAILWAY COMPANY THAT EXISTED 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 COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM TO TRACK THE ITEM BEING TRANSPORTED. THE W.A.R. BECAME THE DOMINION ATLANTIC RAILWAY IN 1894. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON THE TOP: 'AM.RY.S. CO. NEW YORK'/ ADDITIONAL STAMPING: 'WINDSOR &/ ANNAPOLIS RY./ 2526'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED SILVER
- Decoration
- N/A
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American Railway South Co., Tag, baggage, between 1869–1894, Artifact no. 1972.1318, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.1318.003/
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