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- OBJECT TYPE
- switch box
- DATE
- 1849–1882
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0944.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HOWARD, J.L. & CO.
- MODEL
- GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
- LOCATION
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
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
- 4.9 cm
- Width
- 2.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Railway Transportation
- Category
- Operations
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HOWARD
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Hartford
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1849 WHEN GWR CONSTRUCTION BEGAN & 1882 WHEN TAKEN OVER BY GTR
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF A KEY USED ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY LINES. THE GWR MAINLINE EXTENDED BETWEEN NIAGARA FALLS THROUGH HAMILTON & LONDON TO WINDSOR,TERMINATING AT BOTH ENDS THROUGH US PORTS OF ENTRY. IT WAS INCORPORATED IN 1845 AND TAKEN OVER BY THE GRAND TRUNK IN 1882 [REF 1] - Function
-
USED TO LOCK THE SWITCH BOXES ON RAILWAY LINES. - Technical
-
SWITCHES HAD TO BE CAREFULLY MONITORED SO THAT THEY WERE ONLY MOVED WHEN REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS SO THE SWITCH BOX WAS SECURED BY LOCK AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED USE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON ONESIDE: 'G W R S'/ STAMPED ON OTHER SIDE:'J.L.HOWARD & CO./ HARTFORD CON.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- ONE LINE INCISED ON SHANK
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HOWARD, J.L. & CO., Key, between 1849–1882, Artifact no. 1968.0944, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0944.001/
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