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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2011.0089.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood base and ties; stone gravel; felt platform bottom; brass (possible) rails

Dimensions

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

Length: 47.0 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Height: 1.6 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
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: None
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Wooden platform covered in small white and grey gravel, grey wooden ties and brass-coloured rails, and off-white coloured felt lining the bottom of the platform.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Track model, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2011.0089, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2011.0089.003/

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