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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1970.0378.003

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Silver metal.

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 11.9 cm
Height: 10.5 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 SOMETIME BETWEEN 1898 WHEN THE N.R. LINE STARTED AND 1970 WHEN ARTIFACTS SENT TO NMST.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TEAPOTS USED ON THE NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY. THE RAILWAY WAS STARTED IN 1898; WAS TAKEN OVER BY CANADAIAN NATIONAL IN 1948; AND FINALLY CLOSED IN 1988. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO HOLD AND TRANSPORT BREWED TEA IN A PUBLIC EATING SETTING.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "NEWFOUNDLAND/ RAILWAY" marked on teapot body. "[logo]/ JAMES DEAKIN & SONS/ SHEFFIELD/ N4545/ O/ 2" "7" stamped on inside of lid.
Missing: Knob missing from lid.
Finish: Silver metal.
Decoration: N/A

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Deakin, James & Sons, Teapot, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1970.0378, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1970.0378.003/

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