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OBJECT TYPE: wall
DATE: 1920–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0819.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian National Railways
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wooden frame; metal hardware & fittings; paper dust jacket [remnants]

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 88.3 cm
Width: 67.2 cm
Height: 5.0 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: CN
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To securely contain and support a 2-dimensional document such as a photograph or map, for display.
Technical: Framed photographs (and maps, etc) prominently displayed in railway stations, ticket offices, and related venues accessible by the public.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " LAKE OF BAYS/ Ontario/ CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS" engraved on metal plate mounted to centre front of lower frame. Label in lower left corner of frame back reads "CHAS. EDLINGTON/ Montreal."
Missing: Frame is empty. Glass front, and suspension wire are absent.
Finish: Wooden frame is stained & varnished. Metal hardware; paper label mounted on metal plate fixed on frame front [simulates engraved metal plate] . Remnants of paper dust jacket glued to frame back are present.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian National Railways, Frame, picture, circa 1920–1940, Artifact no. 1982.0819, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0819.001/

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