Locomotive model
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4-6-2/O-scale
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0094.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Lenoir, Bill
- MODEL
- TH&B 11
- LOCATION
- Florida, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal body; steel (possible) wheels; synthetic (possible) windows
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 32.0 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Height
- 9.6 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
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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 the proper front is a white "11" and on the sides of the cab on the proper left and on proper right is a silver-coloured painted "11"/ On proper bottom of locomotive, stamped under front pilot trucks: "[LOGO]" (see Notes tab)
- Missing
- Lamp at proper front appears to be missing.
- Finish
- Black and grey finished metal body with red accents on the windows and roof, and white accents on the sides, wheels the curtains at the rear and two flags at the proper front. There are unpainted steel coloured metal connecting rods. There are also two small figures, one in the proper right of the cab and one in the proper left, in blue coveralls and cap.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Lenoir, Bill, Locomotive model, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2011.0094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0094.001/
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