Handcar
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PUSH CAR/TRACK
- DATE
- 1940–1967
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0792.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Buda
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD WITH METAL WHEELS & HARDWARE/ METAL BAND ON TOP SIDES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 230.0 cm
- Width
- 160.0 cm
- Height
- 60.0 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
- Buda
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF CAR USED FROM THE EARLY 19C TO THE PRESENT DAY
- Canada
-
A BASIC TOOL USED BY CANADIAN RAILWAY WORKERS IN ALL REGIONS [REF.2] - Function
-
USED BY MAINTAINANCE CREWS ON THE RAILWAY TO TRANSPORT TOOLS & EQUIPMENT - Technical
-
A SIMPLE TOOL USED BY RAILWAY WORKERS TO TRANSPORT HEAVY TOOLS, SPIKES ETC. TO LOCATIONS ALONG THE TRACK. [REF.2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STENCILLED ON BOTH SIDES: 'CP RAIL'/ STENCILLED ON BOTH ENDS: 'INSULATED'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED GLOSS YELLOW/ PAINT ON DECK WORN OFF
- Decoration
- N/A
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Buda, Handcar, circa 1940–1967, Artifact no. 1966.0792, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1966.0792.001/
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