Plate, equipment number

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OBJECT TYPE: LOCOMOTIVE/2-8-0
DATE: 1906–1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1312.001

MANUFACTURER: Montreal Locomotive Works Ltd.
MODEL: CN 2517
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 39550
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: 42.5 cm
Width: 28.0 cm
Height: 1.3 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: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: BETWEEN 1906 AND 1957
Canada: NUMBER PLATE FROM A LOCOMOTIVE BELONGING TO CANADIAN NATIONAL AND BUILT IN CANADA BY MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE CO.
Function: USED, WHEN AFFIXED TO A LOCOMOTIVE, TO IDENTIFY THAT PARTICULAR LOCOMOTIVE FOR CN
Technical: PLATES WERE MOUNTED ON LOCOMOTIVES FOR QUICK IDENTIFICATION FOR MAINTAINENCE AND OPERATION PURPOSES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN PLATE: 'CANADIAN/ 2517/ NATIONAL'
Missing: N/A
Finish: RED GLOSS PAINT BACKGROUND (SURFACE IS EXTREMELY DIRTY SO PAINT IS COVERED) AND RAISED LETTERING (NOT POLISHED)
Decoration: N/A

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Montreal Locomotive Works Ltd., Plate, equipment number, between 1906–1957, Artifact no. 1967.1312, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.1312.001/

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