Tag, baggage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BRASS/RAIL/STEAM SHIP
- DATE
- 1870–1894
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.1323.002
- MANUFACTURER
- ROBBINS, J.
- MODEL
- WESTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY AND NOVA SCOTIA
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- 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
- 3.6 cm
- Width
- 4.1 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ROBBINS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1870 AND 1894 WHEN THE WESTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY WAS IN EXISTENCE [REF 1].
- Canada
-
EXAMPLES OF SHIPPING TAGS FROM A CANADIAN STEAM SHIP CO. - NOVA SCOTIA STEAM SHIP CO.; AND A CANADIAN RAILWAY CO. - WESTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. - Function
-
USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BEING SHIPPED. - Technical
-
TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER IN THE SHIPPING COMPANY'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN ORDER TO TRACK THE ITEMS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED: 'JROBBINS, BOSTON/ ANNAPOLIS LINE/ BOSTON/ AND/ METEGHAN/ 2286/ N.S.S.S.CO.-LIMITED/ & W.CO. RY.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- LACQUERED
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROBBINS, J., Tag, baggage, between 1870–1894, Artifact no. 1972.1323, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.1323.002/
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