Broom, switch

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OBJECT TYPE: ANGLED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0428.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
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: POLYPROPYLENE BRISTLES/ WOOD STICK/ METAL END PIECE & CHISEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 159.5 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 4.2 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TOOL USED BY CANADIAN RAILWAY TRACK EMPLOYEES TO MAINTAIN TRACKS OF CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS, CANADA'S ONLY SURVIVING NATIONAL RAILWAY. CNR WAS FORMED IN 1919 FROM EXISTING CANADIAN RAILWAYS TAKEN OVER OR OWNED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.
Function: HAND TOOL USED TO SWEEP SNOW OR DEBRIS FROM RAILWAY TRACKS; CHISEL TIP IS USED TO SCRAPE OR CHIP AWAY SMALL AMOUNTS OF PACKED DEBRIS OR ICE.
Technical: TYPE OF SPECIALIZED TOOL USED FOR MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY TRACKS. SWITCH BROOM HAS BRISTLES ON ONE END & CHISEL TIP ON OTHER END.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BROWN BRISTLES/ UNFINISHED STICK/ PLATED END PIECE/ CHISEL PAINTED GREY ON ONE SIDE, OTHER SIDE CORRODED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Broom, switch, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0428, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0428.001/

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