General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC TAG; LEATHER STRAP WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

10.5 cm

Width

5.1 cm

Height

1.0 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

Canadian Art

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1912 WHEN IT WAS BUILT & 1923 WHEN GRAND TRUNK BECAME PART OF CN

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A SOUVENIR TAG FROM ONE OF CANADA'S FAMOUS RAILWAY HOTELS. HOTELS WERE BUILT ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY THE RAIL COMPANIES TO ENCOURAGE TOURISTS TO TRAVEL BY RAIL.

Function

USED TO ATTACH TO BAGGAGE TO IDENTIFY THE BAGGAGE OWNERS AS TENANTS OF THE CHATEAU LAURIER HOTEL. ALSO USED AS A SOUVENIR OF THEIR STAY AT THE CHATEAU LAURIERE

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF TAG: 'CHATEAU LAURIER OTTAWA, CANADA./ GRAND/TRUNK/ SYSTEM/ THE CANADIAN ART WORKS, LIMITED MONTREAL.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

TAG IS WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING; BROWN LEATHER STRAP

Decoration

DRAWING OF HOTEL IN CENTRE OF TAG ON BOTH SIDES