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- OBJECT TYPE
- BAR
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1967.0179.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 17TT
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST-IRON
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 61.0 cm
- Width
- 27.9 cm
- Height
- 170.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 79.4
- 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
STAND IS A SQUARE ROD TO TURN TRACK OF FROG (SWITCH)/ OPERATED MANUALLY BY A FOLDING HANDLE. WHEN HANDLE IS LIFTED IT ALSO UNLOCKS TURNING ROD. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- MOUNTED ON A BASE/ ON TOP OF ROD IS A PLATE (FLAG) TO INDICATE THE POSITION OF SWITCH/ FLAG IS PAINTED RED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Switch, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1967.0179, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1967.0179.001/
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