Tag, baggage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BRASS
- DATE
- 1860–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.1322.003
- MANUFACTURER
- RAND AVERY SUPPLY CO.
- MODEL
- YARMOUTH STEAM SHIP CO.
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- 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
- 3.9 cm
- Width
- 3.2 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
- RAND
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- PROBABLY USED SOMETIME FROM THE 1860S TO THE EARLY 1900S.
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF TAGS FROM A CANADIAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. - Function
-
USED TO KEEP TRACK OF THE SHIPPING OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL. - 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 AND THE ITEM BEING TRANSPORTED COULD BE TRACKED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON TOP: 'RAND AVERY SUPPLY CO.'/ STAMPED: 'YARMOUTH S.S.CO./ (LIMITED)/ 1764'
- Missing
- TOP PART IS BENT
- Finish
- LACQUERED
- Decoration
- N/A
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RAND AVERY SUPPLY CO., Tag, baggage, circa 1860–1900, Artifact no. 1972.1322, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.1322.003/
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