Tag, baggage

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OBJECT TYPE: RAIL
DATE: 1841–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0039.002

MANUFACTURER: SHERBURNE & CO.
MODEL: BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WHITE METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.3 cm
Width: 4.5 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: SHERBURNE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: RAILROAD WAS CONSOLIDATED IN 1841 & DISCONTINUED IN THE 1980S, BUT TAG PROBABLY USED FROM 1840S TO 1900S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BEING SHIPPED BY RAIL
Technical: TAG USED TO IDENTIFY BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS BEING SHIPPED BY THE BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD COMPANY SO THAT THEY COULD BE KEPT TRACK OF.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED: 'SEND THIS CHECK/ TO OUR GEN. BAGGAGE OFFICE/ TO BE RETURNED/ TO GENL. BAGGAGE AGENT/ BOSTON & MAINE R.R./ BOSTON, MASS.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED SILVER
Decoration: N/A

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SHERBURNE & CO., Tag, baggage, circa 1841–1900, Artifact no. 1968.0039, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0039.002/

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