General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM

Dimensions

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

Length

4.0 cm

Width

3.4 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

ROBBINS

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOME TIME AFTER 1894 WHEN THE DAR WAS CREATED.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF TAGS USED BY THE DOMINION ATLANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY WHICH WAS CREATED IN 1894 AFTER THE WINDSOR & ANNAPOLIS RY. WAS RENAMED. WAR HAD PURCHASED THE WESTERN COUNTIES RY. AND THE CORNWALLIS VALLEY RY. IN 1911 DAR SIGNED A 999 YEAR LEASE WITH THE CPR TO OPERATE IN THE MARITIMES. [REF 1]

Function

USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BEING SHIPPED BY RAIL

Technical

TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER ON THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER IN THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEINGSHIPPED COULD BE TRACED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED ON TOP: 'J.ROBBINS MFG. CO., BOSTON'/ STAMPED: 'DOMINION/ ATLANTIC RY./ 4184'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A