General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body; steel (possible) connecting rods; synthetic (possible) lamp lens

Dimensions

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

Length

23.5 cm

Width

7.1 cm

Height

9.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Lenoir

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Florida

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

"The models were commissioned by Andrew Merrilees in the 1960s from his own reproductions of locomotive manufacturers' drawings in his collection - many of which are now in the archives at the CSTM. According to Richard McQuade, railway historian and author, the locomotive models were built from the technical drawings for the TH&B Railway by a well known model craftsman based in Florida." (From "Canadian Context/Historical Significance" section in Acquisition Proposal, p.12) (See Notes tab)

Function

A scale model of a locomotive to act as both a research and interpretation tool. (From Acquisition Proposal, see references)

Technical

"Models provide an astonishingly accurate history of the development of steam locomotive technology." (From "Technical Significance" section of the Acquisition Proposal)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On lamp at proper front and on the body on the proper left and on proper right is a white painted "47/ B2"/ On proper bottom of locomotive, stamped onto the metal body: "[LOGO]/ 176" (see Notes tab)

Missing

None apparent

Finish

Black and grey finished metal body with red accents on the windows roof, and white accents on the sides, wheels and curtains at the rear. There are also unpainted steel coloured metal connecting rods, as well as a small figure at the rear in blue coveralls and cap.

Decoration

N/A