Tag, baggage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BRASS/RAIL
- DATE
- 1860–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0054.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROBBINS, J.
- MODEL
- NOVA SCOTIA RAILWAY & STEAMER
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- 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
- 5.1 cm
- Width
- 4.1 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Services
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ROBBINS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY SOMETIME BETWEEN THE 1860S AND THE EARLY 1900S
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF A BAGGAGE TAG FROM A SMALL MARITIME RAIL LINE. - Function
-
USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS WHEN SHIPPING BY RAIL - Technical
-
BAGGAGE TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER ON THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPRORIATE NUMBER IN THE RAILWAY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEING SHIPPED COULD BE TRACKED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON TAG: 'J. ROBBINS/ BOSTON/ TO/ CHARLOT'TOWN/ N.S. R-Y & STEAMER/ Via PICTOU/ 27'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED SILVER
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROBBINS, J., Tag, baggage, circa 1860–1900, Artifact no. 1968.0054, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0054.001/
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