General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length

5.7 cm

Width

12.1 cm

Height

25.5 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1867 AND 1919 WHEN THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY CO. EXISTED

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY A CANADIAN RAILWAY LINE AND MADE IN CANADA

Function

USED TO HOLD USED RAIL TICKETS

Technical

CONVENIENCE FOR HOLDING USED TICKETS FOR LATER ACCOUNTING VERIFICATION

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON FRONT: 'INTERCOLONIAL/ RAILWAY/ [ON LOGO - IN CIRCLE AROUND MOOSEHEAD: 'THE FAST [?] THE PEOPLE'S RAILWAY']/ THE ROUTE OF/ CANADA'S/ FAMOUS TRAIN/ THE MARITIME EXPRESS/ BETWEEN/ MONTREAL, QUEBEC, ST JOHN,/ HALIFAX and the SYDNEYS./ Making connection with/PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND/ The "GARDEN OF THE GULF"./ [?] LIMITED TORONTO'

Missing

SEAMS JOINING BACK PANEL TO SIDES HAVE DETERIORATED AND HAS BEEN REATTACHED WITH WIRES

Finish

BACK AND SIDES PAINTED COPPERY GOLD; FRONT MULTICOLOURED

Decoration

PAINTING OF LOGO WITH MOOSEHEAD ON FRONT WITH DECORATIVE PRINTING