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OBJECT TYPE: switch box
DATE: 1852–1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0945.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRAS

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.8 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1852 AND 1923 WHEN GTR EXISTED
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED ON THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, AN EARLY RAILWAY BUILT AS THE MAIN TRUNK LINE THROUGH THE UNITED PROVINCES OF CANADA.IT WAS INCORPORATED IN 1852 AND OPERATED UNTIL IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS IN 1923 [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 OS THE SWITCH BOX WAS SECURED BY LOCK AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON ONE SIDE: 'G T R'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Key, between 1852–1923, Artifact no. 1968.0945, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1968.0945.001/

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