Tag, baggage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RAILWAY/BRASS
- DATE
- 1870–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.1321.002
- MANUFACTURER
- ROBBINS, J.
- MODEL
- YARMOUTH STEAM SHIP CO.
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 5
- 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
- 4.0 cm
- Width
- 4.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- 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
- PROBABLY USED FROM ABOUT 1860 INTO THE 1900S.
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF TAGS FROM A CANADIAN STEAM SHIP LINE WHICH WERE USED IN THE TRANSPORT OF BAGGAGE AND MAIL. - Function
-
USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL TRANSPORTED BY RAIL. - 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 SHIPPER'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TRACE THE ITEMS BEING SHIPPED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON TOP: 'JROBBINS, BOSTON'/ STAMPED: 'BOSTON TO/ YARMOUTH/ 238/ STEAMER/ YARMOUTH'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- LACQUERED
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROBBINS, J., Tag, baggage, circa 1870–1900, Artifact no. 1972.1321, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.1321.002/
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