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OBJECT TYPE: TRAINMAN/WINTER
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0379.001

MANUFACTURER: Firth Bros. Ltd.
MODEL: CN
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FABRIC: WOOL; COTTON; SYNTHETIC/ BUTTONS: METAL/ TROUSERS: METAL ZIPPER; SYNTHETIC BUTTONS

Dimensions

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

Length: 92.0 cm
Width: 68.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Firth
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED BY DONOR FROM 1962 UNTIL PASSENGER TRAIN SYSTEM TAKEN OVER BY VIA IN 1975
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A WINTER UNIFORM WORN BY AN EMPLOYEE OF CN WHILE WORKING ON THE CN PASSENGER SYSTEM.
Function: USED BY AN EMPLOYEE TO IDENTIFY HIM AS A TRAINMAN IN THE CN SYSTEM
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 LABEL ON OUTSIDE OF INNER POCKET: 'Firth Bros./ LIMITED/ CUSTOM TAILORS'/ LABEL INSIDE POCKET: 'SPECIAL ORD[?]/ 65477/ ISSUED BY AUTH[?]/ AMALGAMATED/ UNION MADE/CLOTHING/ WORKERS OF AMERICA/ GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD/ 80/ COPYRIGHT 1940/ SERIES SS[?]/ No. 39282/ MR. A. ROUSSON/ DATE. 11-16-62'/ BUTTONS: 'CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS'/.2 LABEL INSIDE INNER POCKET SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT: 'SPECIAL ORDER/ 75477[?]'/ BUTTONS SAME AS.1/.3 NO MARKINGS
Missing: belt, hat, possibly other accessories.
Finish: .1 TO.3 NAVY; SILVER COLOURED BUTTONS
Decoration: BUTTONS: MOLDED WITH CROWN IN CENTRE AND "CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS" AROUND OUTSIDE IN A CIRCLE

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