Tender model
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0084.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Lenoir, Bill
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Florida, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal body; steel (possible) railings and wheels; synthetic (possible) lamp lens; stone (possible) imitation coal
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.2 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Height
- 8.9 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
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"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
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A scale model of a locomotive to act as both a research and interpretation tool. (From Acquisition Proposal, see references) - Technical
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"Models provide an astonishingly accurate history of the development of steam locomotive technology." (From "Technical Significance" section of the Acquisition Proposal) - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On proper left and right: "TORONTO HAMILTON & BUFFALO RY"; on proper back: "5500 GALS./ 47"; lamp on top of tender at proper back has a painted "47"
- Missing
- None apparent
- Finish
- Black finished metal body with silver coloured painted lettering on the proper left and right as well as the proper back. There is a yellow shovel on the top.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Lenoir, Bill, Tender model, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2011.0084, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0084.002/
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