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

4.5 cm

Width

3.8 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

WOODMAN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED BETWEEN 1893 AND 1895 WHEN THE RAILWAY WAS IN OPERATION UNDER THAT NAME [REF 1]

Canada

EXAMPLE OF TAG USED ON THE COAST RAILWAY CO. OF NOVA SCOTIA LINE. IT WAS INCORPORATED IN 1893. IT RAN OUT OF MONEY AND WAS REORGANIZED AND ITS NAME CHANGED TO THE HALIFAX AND YARMOUTH RAILWAY IN 1899. [REF 1]

Function

USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BEING SHIPPED 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 TRANSPORTED COULD BE TRACED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED ON ARTIFACT: 'R. WOODMAN, BOSTON/ COAST RAILWAY/ 127/ LOCAL'

Missing

N/A

Finish

LACQUERED

Decoration

N/A