General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 METAL, SILVER PLATED, POSSIBLY ON COPPER?

Dimensions

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

Length

10.7 cm

Width

6.3 cm

Height

9.0 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 SERVICES INTO THE 1960'S

Function

TO HOLD CREAM OR MILK SO THAT IT CAN BE EASILY POURED OUT

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.2 STAMPED ON BOTTOM '23039/ [WITHIN INDENTED CREST 'E &/ Co.']/ [EACH WITHIN AN INDENTED SQUARE 'E' '&' 'Co.']/ ELKINGTON PLATE'/.1 ALSO MK'D 'A.T. WILEY & Co.LD./ MONTREAL/ [WITHIN INDENTED OVAL 'B']/ TO ONE SIDE OF THESE MKGS IS 'FE', TO OTHER SIDE IS '&'/.2 ALSO '[WITHIN OVAL SHAPE 'N']/ 1 1/2 P'/ TO ONE SIDE OF THESE MKGS IS 'FE', TO OTHER SIDE '15/ A'/.1-.2 BOTH ENGRAVED ON FRONT 'C.P.R.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1-.2 SILVER COLOUR, SOMEWHAT DARKENED WITH TARNISH AT TIME OF CATALOGUING, SLIGHT PINKY TONE

Decoration

N/A