Spike, commemorative

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OBJECT TYPE
REPLICA/LAST DRIVEN
DATE
1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1968.0014.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
CNR/MANITOUWADGE ON LINE
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
BRASS OR COPPER

Dimensions

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

Length
15.5 cm
Width
4.3 cm
Height
3.3 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Railway Transportation
Category
Commemorative
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1955
Canada
COMMEMORATES THE BUILDING OF A CANADIAN NATIONAL RAIL LINE TO MANITOUWADGE ONTARIO IN 1955, WHICH WAS THE FIRST RAIL LINE INTO THAT LOCATION. THE LAST SPIKE WAS DRIVEN BY DONALD GORDON, CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT OF THE CNR.
Function
USED TO COMMEMORATE THE BUILDING OF THE CNR RAIL LINE TO MANITOUWADGE ONTARIO IN 1955. [SEE MKGS]
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
ENGRAVED IN SPIKE: 'TO COMPLETE/ FIRST RAIL LINE INTO/ MANITOUWADGE,/ ONTARIO/ DRIVEN BY DONALD GORDON C.M.G.,/ CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT,/ CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS,/ JULY 27, 1955'
Missing
N/A
Finish
LACQUERED
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Spike, commemorative, circa 1955, Artifact no. 1968.0014, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0014.001/

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