General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, SILVER PLATE, POSSIBLY ON COPPER?;.2-.4 GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

9.0 cm

Width

6.9 cm

Height

7.5 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 SERVICES INTO THE 1960'S

Function

USED TO SERVE CONDIMENTS IN

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 STAMPED IN BASE '6216/ ELKINGTON PLATE/ A.T. WILEY & Co.LD./ MONTREAL/ [WITHIN INDENTED SQUARE 'Z']'/ ALSO '71'/ ENGRAVED ON LID 'CPR'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 SILVER COLOUR, TARNISHED AT TIME OF CATALOGUING, WITH PINKY-BRONZE TINGE/.2-.4 TRANSLUSCENT BRIGHT BLUE

Decoration

.1 TAB FOR LIFTING LID IS SHELL SHAPE