Tag, baggage

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OBJECT TYPE: BRASS/RAILWAY
DATE: 1889–1893
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1972.1324.001

MANUFACTURER: RAND AVERY SUPPLY CO.
MODEL: CORNWALLIS VALLEY 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: BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.7 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: RAND
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: CORNWALLIS VALLEY RY. EXISTED BETWEEN 1889 AND 1893 [REF 1]
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A TAG FROM A SMALL NOVA SCOTIA RAILWAY CALLED THE CORNWALLIS VALLEY RAILWAY WHICH RAN 14 MILES BETWEEN KENTVILLE AND KINGPORT. IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE WINDSOR AND ANNAPOLIS RAILWAY CO. IN 1893 [REF 1]
Function: USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL TRANSPORTED BY RAIL.
Technical: TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER ON THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER IN THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEING SHIPPED COULD BE TRACED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON ITEM: 'RAND AVERY SUPPLY CO./ C.V.RY./ N.S./ 56'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LACQUERED
Decoration: N/A

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RAND AVERY SUPPLY CO., Tag, baggage, between 1889–1893, Artifact no. 1972.1324, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1972.1324.001/

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