Plate, equipment number

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OBJECT TYPE: LOCOMOTIVE/2-8-2
DATE: 1918–1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1390.001

MANUFACTURER: American Locomotive Co.
MODEL: CN 3731
LOCATION: Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 60316
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: 42.0 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Height: 1.5 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: American Locomotive
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: BETWEEN 1918 AND 1958
Canada: NUMBER PLATE FROM A LOCOMOTIVE BELONGING TO CANADIAN NATIONAL
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/ 3731/ NATIONAL'
Missing: N/A
Finish: RED GLOSS PAINT BACKGROUND - BADLY SOILED/ RAISED LETTERING PAINTED GOLD - BADLY SOILED AND CHIPPED/ SILVER PAINT AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE
Decoration: N/A

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American Locomotive Co., Plate, equipment number, between 1918–1958, Artifact no. 1967.1390, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.1390.001/

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