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OBJECT TYPE: SILVER
DATE: 1898–1998
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0377.001

MANUFACTURER: Deakin, James & Sons
MODEL: N4545 NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY
LOCATION: Sheffield, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ELECTOPLATED GERMAN SILVER (EPGS) (NICKEL OR GERMAN SILVER IS AN ALLOY OF COPPER, NICKEL & ZINC; IT CONTAINS NO SILVER)

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 12.2 cm
Height: 12.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Services
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Deakin
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Sheffield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOME TIME BETWEEN 1898 WHEN THE N.R. LINE STARTED & 1970 WHEN POT GIVE TO NMST
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A TEAPORT USED ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY. THE RAILWAY WAS STARTED IN 1898; TAKEN OVER BY CANADAIAN NATIONAL IN 1948; AND FINALLY CLOSED IN 1998 [REF 1]
Function: USED TO HOLD AND SERVE BREWED TEA.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED ON SIDE: 'NEWFOUNDLAND/ RAILWAY'. ENGRAVED ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE: '3/ JD & S EP/GS/ N4545/ 17/ L'. "17" STAMPED INTO UNDERSIDE OF LID.
Missing: TOP KNOB ON LID MISSING.
Finish: SILVER METAL, HEAVILY TARNISHED.
Decoration: N/A

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Deakin, James & Sons, Teapot, between 1898–1998, Artifact no. 1970.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1970.0377.001/

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