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OBJECT TYPE: TRAINMAN
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0378.001

MANUFACTURER: FIRTH
MODEL: CNR
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: FABRIC: 55% POLYESTER, 45% WOOL; COTTON LINING/ METAL BUTTONS ON JACKET AND VEST; SYNTHETIC BUTTONS ON TROUSERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 86.0 cm
Width: 62.0 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED BY DONOR FROM 1965 UNTIL CN PASSENGER SYSTEM WAS TAKEN OVER BY VIA IN 1975
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A UNIFORM WORN BY AN EMPLOYEE OF CN WHILE WORKING ON CN PASSENGER TRAINS.
Function: USED BY AN EMPLOYEE TO IDENTIFY HIM AS A TRAINMAN WITH THE CN SYSTEM.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 LABELS INSIDE JACKET: 'FIRTH/ uniforms''55% TERYLENE/ Polyester CIL Fibre/ with 45% WOOL/ PRESS WITH A COOL IRON/REPASSER AVEC UN FER TIEDE''SPECIAL/ 1196/ AM[?]/ CLOTHING/ WORKERS OF AMERICA/ GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD/ COPYRIGHT 1949/ SERIES/ No. 1626-FIRTH/ MR. A. ROUSSON/ DATE 5-3-65 - c.n.r.'/ MOLDED BUTTONS: 'CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS/ [CROWN IN CENTRE]'/.2 LABEL SAME AS LAST ONE ABOVE/ BUTTONS SAME AS ABOVE/.3 NO MARKINGS
Missing: N/A
Finish: NAVY BLUE FABRIC/ SHINY SILVER BUTTONS ON.1 &.2; WHITE OR NAVY BUTTONS ON.3/ WHITE COTTON LINING
Decoration: SENIORITY BAR ON LEFT SLEEVE OF JACKET; CNR INSIGNIA ON BUTTONS OF JACKET AND VEST

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