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OBJECT TYPE: MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY/STEP
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0307.001

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: WOOD/ METAL SHOEING & HANDLE/ GLASS SPIRIT LEVEL/ SPIRIT

Dimensions

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

Length: 214.0 cm
Width: 19.0 cm
Height: 4.5 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: 20TH C.
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: DEVICE USED IN MAINTENANCE OF RAILROAD TRACK, TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE ELEVATION OF OUTER RAIL ON STRAIGHT & CURVED TRACK, PARTICULARLY SUPER-ELEVATED CURVED TRACK.
Technical: TYPE OF SPECIALIZED TOOL USED FOR MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY TRACKS SINCE AT LEAST BEGINNING OF 20TH CENTURY UNTIL AT LEAST 2000. SIMPLE DEVICE USED TO PROVIDE LEVEL RAILWAY TRACK (SEE 2001.0193 & 1994.0075)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE VISIBLE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: ORIGINALLY PAINTED BLACK, NOW MUCH DAMAGED, WITH WHITE STRIPE DOWN CENTRE OF EACH SIDE/ METAL FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS & ALCOHOL
Decoration: N/A

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