General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL FRAME & PARTS, WOOD HANDLES/.2 METAL/.2 SYNTHETIC FLAG WITH WOOD POLE

Dimensions

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

Length

105.0 cm

Width

56.0 cm

Height

70.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Operations

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

TOOL USED BY CANADIAN RAILWAY TRACK EMPLOYEES TO MAINTAIN TRACKS OF CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS, CANADA'S ONLY SURVIVING NATIONAL RAILWAY. CNR WAS FORMED IN 1919 FROM EXISTING CANADIAN RAILWAYS TAKEN OVER OR OWNED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.

Function

MANUALLY POWERED TOOL USED TO DRILL BOLT HOLES IN RAILS OF RAILWAY TRACK.

Technical

TYPE OF TOOL USED FOR MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY TRACKS SINCE AT LEAST BEGINNING OF 20TH CENTURY. APPEARS TO BE TWO MAN DOUBLE-CRANK BEVEL-GUARDED MACHINE,WITH FASTENERS TO CLAMP IT TO RAIL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE VISIBLE

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

.1 REMNANTS OF BLACK PAINT ON FRAME; ORANGE PAINTED HANDLES & SHAFTS/.2 PAINTED ORANGE/.3 ORANGE FLAG, UNFINISHED POLE

Decoration

N/A