General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

21.0 cm

Width

12.7 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Telegraphy

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

CN

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S [HANDWRITTEN ON COVERS]

Canada

EXAMPLE OF FORMS USED BY THE CANADIAN NATIONAL TRANSPORTATON CO. IN CONNECTION WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.

Function

USED TO KEEP A RECORD OF CHARGES FOR MESSENGER ERRAND SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.

Technical

TELEGRAPHS CAME OVER THE WIRES TO THE CN OFFICE AND THE MESSAGES SENT HAD TO BE DELIVERED IN PERSON TO THE CUSTOMER AS NOT ALL CUSTOMERS HAD TELEPHONES. IN SOME CASES THE TELEGRAPH MESSAGES WERE SENT C.O.D TO THE RECEIVER SO PAYMENTS HAD TO BE COLLECTED. THESE FORMS WERE USED AS A RECORD FOR THE COURIERS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTING ON FORM READS IN PART: 'CNT 6513 CANADIAN NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION/ COMPANY, LIMITED/ MESSENGER ERRAND SERVICE/ IN CONNECTIONWITH/ CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS/.../ TOTAL ERRAND/ CHARGES/ (INCLUDING CARFARE)/ MESSENGER TO/ COLLECT CASH FROM/ SENDER ADDRESSEE/ CARFARE/ DISBURSED/ ROUTE CLERK'S/ INITIALS/ TRIP SQUARES/ PICK-UP DELIVERY/.../CHARGES ARE BASED SOLELY ON TIME MESSENGER IS USED, DURING WHICH TIME THE MESSENGER IS SUBJECT/ TO THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF, AND SERVES AS AGENT OF, THE CUSTOMER.'/ HANDWRITTEN ON COVERS '8/3/49...17/4/63'/ HANDWRITTEN ON.5 'Truro, NS'

Missing

HAS SOME PAGES MISSING

Finish

BROWN COVER WITH BLACK BINDING TAPE. PAGES WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A