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- OBJECT TYPE
- PLAYING CARDS/RAIL
- DATE
- 1943
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0301.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY
- 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
- CARDBOARD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.2 cm
- Width
- 6.3 cm
- Height
- 1.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Period
- 1943+
- Canada
-
DONOR RECEIVED DECK BETWEEN 1945 & 1949 AS GIFT FROM HIS FATHER, H.J. RUSSELL, CEO & GENERAL MANAGER OF NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY 1923-1949. FAMILY REGULARLY USED PRIVATE PASSENGER CAR TERRA NOVA (680900)TO TRAVEL. THEY WERE AVAILABLE TORAIN PASSENGERS AS ADVERTISING ITEM & FOR THEIR AMUSEMENT. - Function
-
USED TO PLAY CARD GAMES BY ONE OR MORE PERSONS. ALSO SERVES AS PROMOTIONAL ITEM FOR RAILROAD. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON CARDS READS "TRAVEL/ OVERLAND" & "NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY"/ BLACK LETTERING ON BOX CONSISTING PRIMARILY OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL/ BLACK & RED LETTERING ON ONE CARD READING IN PART "International Contract Bridge Score" & "APRIL 1 1943"
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- CARDS BROWN & BLACK ON ONE SIDE, WITH MULTICOLOURED NUMBERS, SYMBOLS, PICTURES ON WHITE GROUND ON OPPOSITE SIDE/ ORANGE BOX
- Decoration
- BLACK & ORANGE LOGO? READING "NFLD/ RAILWAY" ON BOX
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Unknown Manufacturer, Deck, card, 1943, Artifact no. 1996.0301, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0301.001/
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