General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

4.9 cm

Width

2.2 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Operations

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HOWARD

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Hartford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1849 WHEN GWR CONSTRUCTION BEGAN & 1882 WHEN TAKEN OVER BY GTR

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A KEY USED ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY LINES. THE GWR MAINLINE EXTENDED BETWEEN NIAGARA FALLS THROUGH HAMILTON & LONDON TO WINDSOR,TERMINATING AT BOTH ENDS THROUGH US PORTS OF ENTRY. IT WAS INCORPORATED IN 1845 AND TAKEN OVER BY THE GRAND TRUNK IN 1882 [REF 1]

Function

USED TO LOCK THE SWITCH BOXES ON RAILWAY LINES.

Technical

SWITCHES HAD TO BE CAREFULLY MONITORED SO THAT THEY WERE ONLY MOVED WHEN REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS SO THE SWITCH BOX WAS SECURED BY LOCK AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED USE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED ON ONESIDE: 'G W R S'/ STAMPED ON OTHER SIDE:'J.L.HOWARD & CO./ HARTFORD CON.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

ONE LINE INCISED ON SHANK