Case, display
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WALL MOUNTED
- DATE
- 1923
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0816.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- wood case; metal hardware; glass insert in door
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 82.0 cm
- Width
- 80.3 cm
- Height
- 4.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Presumably used before 1923.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To contain, protect and display public notices, rules and regulations, and other documents intended to be posted and viewed by public. - Technical
-
Typical of display cases used in railway stations, ticket offices, etc. in late 1800s- early 1900s. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM" carved into top panel of case front.
- Missing
- Glass panel missing from one door.
- Finish
- Wooden case has metal hardware fittings; glass panel in door. Case frame has been stained (?)
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Case, display, before 1923, Artifact no. 1982.0816, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0816.001/
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