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OBJECT TYPE: Meal
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2007.0051.021

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 334169
Part Number: 21
Total Parts: 69
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this ticket date stamped July 5, 1945; valid for 30 days
Canada: Unknown
Function: could be redeemed by train passenger aboard CPR or CNR dining car or restaurant for meal
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: printed lettering on front reads: "Form 2353 Series 3/ISSUED BY CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY/DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE/GOOD FOR ONE MEAL/75 cts./When stamped by the Company's Agent./Subject to the following conditions:/1st--Good only when holder is travelling/at the expense of the British or Canadian/Government./2nd--Tickets will be honoured in Dining/Cars or Restaurants operated by the Can-/adian Pacific Ry. or Canadian National/Rys, but will not be redeemed if honoured/by other Restaurants or Hotels./3rd--Unused coupons will only be re-/deemed through properly authorized Head-/quarters Officers of the Department of/National defence, Ottawa, Ont./No. 334169/[illeg. signature]/Pass'r Traffic Manager"; lettering ink stamped on front reads: "TICKET MUST BE PRESENTED/BEFORE ORDERING MEAL/NOT VALID AFTER 30 DAYS/FROM DATE STAMPED ON BACK"; lettering ink stamped on back reads: "CAN.PAC.RY./JUL-5 '45/OTTAWA (C) ONT."
Missing: N/A
Finish: front has black printed lettering & red ink stamp on yellow background; back has dark blue ink stamp on yellow background
Decoration: none

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Unknown Manufacturer, Ticket, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2007.0051, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0051.021/

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