General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal lantern housing Extérieur en métal

Dimensions

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

Length

31.3 cm

Width

29.3 cm

Height

60.3 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

PIPER

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

ca. 1905-1942

Canada

Used to hold lanterns at the Canadian National Railway station in Carlsbad Springs. The station was first known as the Eastman Springs station and was a Barrington style station build around 1882. It burned in 1905 or 1906 and the Grand Trunk Railway replaced it with a station that stood until 1965. Ces objets contenaient des lanternes à la gare du Canadien National à Carlsbad Springs. La station a d'abord été connue sous le nom de station Eastman Springs et était une station de style Barrington construite vers 1882. Il a brûlé en 1905 ou 1906 et le Grand Trunk Railway l'a remplacé par une gare qui a tenu jusqu'en 1965.

Function

Used to hold a lamp to act as a signal light outside a railway station. Utilisé pour contenir une lampe pour fonctionner comme signal dehors une gare ferroviaire.

Technical

The lanterns were used as signals, but were replaced by a semaphore around 1942. Ces lanternes étaient utiliser comme signaux, mais ont été remplacés par sémaphore vers 1942.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

In raised lettering on the chimney at the proper top: "H.L. PIPER/ MONTREAL"

Missing

Lamp, lamp base and glass. Lampe, base et verre.

Finish

Predominantly black finished metal construction. Principalement noir.

Decoration

N/A