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OBJECT TYPE: switch box
DATE: 1852–1888
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0946.001

MANUFACTURER: HOWARD, J.L. & CO.
MODEL: NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. OF CANADA
LOCATION: Hartford, Connecticut, 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: 5.0 cm
Width: 2.4 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 THE 1850S AND 1880S WHEN NORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA EXISTED
Canada: KEY USED ON THE NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. OF CANADA LINES IN ONTARIO. OVER TIME THE NORTHERN RAILWAY GREW FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A MID-SIZED ONTARIO RAILWAY SYSTEM. IN 1879 A MERGER CREATED THE NORTHERN & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY CO. WHICH WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE GTR IN 1888 [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 ONE SIDE: 'N RY CA C'/ STAMPED ON OTHER SIDE: 'L. HOWARD& CO./ HARTFORD/ 169'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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HOWARD, J.L. & CO., Key, circa 1852–1888, Artifact no. 1968.0946, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0946.001/

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