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OBJECT TYPE: LOCOMOTIVE SET
DATE: 1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0155.001

MANUFACTURER: Montreal Locomotive Works Ltd.
MODEL: 79162
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
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: 31.0 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 10.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: MLW
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ENGINE WAS MFG IN 1953 - UNKNOWN WHEN IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED
Canada: PLATES FROM A LOCOMOTIVE BUILT IN CANADA BY THE MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS
Function: PROVIDES A BUILDER'S REFERENCE FOR A LOCOMOTIVE: NAME OF BUILDER; BUILDER'S NUMBER FOR THAT LOCOMOTIVE; AND DATE LOCOMOTIVE WAS BUILT; AS WELL AS LOCOMOTIVE CLASS; AND PATENT INFORMATION.
Technical: PLATES WERE MOUNTED ON LOCOMOTIVES FOR QUICK IDENTIFICATION TO FIND RECORDS FOR MAINTAINENCE AND OPERATION PURPOSES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.2 MOLDED IN PLATE: 'MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS LTD./CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD./ MONTREAL, CANADA/ 79162/ SEPTEMBER 1953/ GE [LOGO]'/.3 &.4 MOLDED IN PLATE: 'DFB-16c'/.4 MOLDED IN BACK '53-01-04'.5 &.6 MOLDED IN PLATE: 'MANUFACTURED FROM DESIGNS OF/ AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY/ SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK'
Missing: COMPLETE SET
Finish: .1 -.3 &.5 -.6: WHITE PAINT ON RAISED AREAS; BLACK GLOSS PAINT BACKGROUND/.4: PAINTED SILVER
Decoration: N/A

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