Tag, baggage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- RAIL
- DATE
- 1894
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.1327.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROBBINS, J. MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- DOMINION ATLANTIC RAILWAY
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ALUMINUM
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
- 3.4 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
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOME TIME AFTER 1894 WHEN THE DAR WAS CREATED.
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF TAGS USED BY THE DOMINION ATLANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1894 AFTER THE WINDSOR & ANNAPOLIS RY. WAS RENAMED. WAR HAD PURCHASED THE WESTERN COUNTIES RY. AND THE CORNWALLIS VALLEY RY. IN 1911 DAR SIGNED A 999 YEAR LEASE WITH THE CPR TO OPERATE IN THE MARITIMES. [REF 1] - Function
-
USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BEING SHIPPED 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 RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEINGSHIPPED COULD BE TRACED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON TOP: 'J.ROBBINS MFG. CO., BOSTON'/ STAMPED: 'DOMINION/ ATLANTIC RY./ 4184'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROBBINS, J. MFG. CO., Tag, baggage, after 1894, Artifact no. 1972.1327, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.1327.001/
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