General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 SILVER PLATE, POSSIBLY ON COPPER

Dimensions

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

Length

29.0 cm

Width

14.7 cm

Height

3.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Food service

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

WILEY

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1920'S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF PART OF A RAILWAY DINING CAR SERVICE USED IN CANADA/ DINING CARS WERE A DRAIN ON RAILWAY FINANCES, BUT PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT SERVICE AS RAILWAY OPERATIONS EXPANDED FROM A REGIONAL TO A CONTINENTAL SCALE FROM THE 1870'S ONWARD/ THEY CONTINUED TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PASSENGER CAR SERVICE INTO THE 1960'S

Function

USED TO HOLD & CARRY FOOD OR OTHER FOOD SERVICE UTENSILS, SUCH AS CREAM PITCHER & SUGAR BOWL, CONDIMENT DISHES ETC.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.2 STAMPED ON BOTTOM '23512/ [WITHIN INDENTED SHIELD SHAPE 'E &/ Co.']/ [EACH WITHIN AN INDENTED SQUARE 'E' '&''Co.']/ ELKINGTON PLATE/ A.T. WILEY COY. LIMITED/ MONTREAL'/.1 ALSO HAS 'A' WITHIN INDENTED OVAL/.2 HAS 'Z' WITHIN INDENTED SQUARE/.1 &.2 BOTH ENGRAVED ON UPPER SURFACE 'C.P.R.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1-.2 SILVER COLOUR, TARNISHED AT TIME OF CATALOGUING, WITH AN OVERALL PINK-BRONZE TINGE

Decoration

N/A