General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STERLING SILVER

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

3.0 cm

Height

1.5 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

PROBABLY MADE AS A COMMEMORATION OF THE OPENING OF THE TUNNEL.

Canada

CARVING ON SPOON DEPICTS THE ST. CLAIR TUNNEL WHICH WENT UNDER THE ST. CLAIR RIVER BETWEEN SARNIA, ONTARIO AND PORT HURON, MICHIGAN. IT WAS BUILT BY THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY IN 1888-9 TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO CHICAGO. [REF 2]

Function

USED TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE ST. CLAIR TUNNEL CONNECTING SARNIA, ONTARIO WITH PORT HURON, MICHIGAN

Technical

TUNNEL IS AN IRON TUBE 6,026 FT LONG AND 20 FT IN DIAM. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED USING A BORING MACHINE & IRON SHIELDS THAT PERMITTED THE WORK TO PROCEED AT A REMARKABLEPACE. BUILT UNDER SUPERVISION OF SIR JOSEPH HOBSON BY THE ST CLAIR TUNNEL CO. OPENED BY LORD STANLEY OCT 3, 1889. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ENGRAVED IN HANDLE: 'PORT/ HURON' / STAMPED IN BACK OF HANDLE: 'STERLING Sept 19, 1891 [DATE IN CURSIVE]'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

BOWL OF SPOON IS ENGRAVED WITH A SCENE OF A STEAM TRAIN PASSING UNDER A ROAD, VILLAGE HOUSES IN BACKGROUND. HANDLE OF SPOON HAS TOWN NAME ENGRAVED IN TREE BRANCH LIKE LETTERS WITH FLOWERS AT SIDE