General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

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

5.2 cm

Width

4.1 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

RAND

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME AFTER 1894 WHEN DAR WAS CREATED.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A TAG USED BY THE DOMINON ATLANTIC RAILWAY CO. WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1894 AFTER THE WINDSOR AND ANNAPOLIS VALLEY RY. WAS RENAMED. W.A.R. HAD PURCHASED THE WESTERN COUNTIES RY & THE CORNWALLIS VALLEY RY. IN 1911 DAR SIGNED A 999 YR. LEASE WITH THE CPR TO OPERATE IN THE MARITIMES. [REF 1]

Function

USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL SHIPPED BY RAIL.

Technical

TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER ON THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAG 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

STAMPED ON ITEM: 'RAND AVERY SUPPLY CO./ BOSTON/ AND/ D.A.RY./ 5132/ VIA/ YARMOUTH'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A