Tag, baggage
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STEAM BOAT
- DATE
- 1860–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.1329.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROBBINS, J.
- MODEL
- BOSTON & GLOUCESTER STEAM BOAT CO
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, 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
- 4.2 cm
- Width
- 3.7 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
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- Period
- PROBABLY USED SOMETIME BETWEEN THE 1860S AND THE EARLY 1900S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TAG USED TO KEEP TRACK OF BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAGS BEING SHIPPED. - Technical
-
TAGS WERE USED SO THAT THE NUMBER ON THE TAG AFFIXED TO THE BAGGAGE OR MAIL BAG COULD BE CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER IN THE SHIPPER'S ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND THE ITEM BEING SHIPPED COULD BE TRACED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON ITEM: 'J ROBBINS. BOSTON/ BOSTON/ AND/ GLOUCESTER/ 377/ ST'M Bt. Co.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- PAINTED SILVER
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROBBINS, J., Tag, baggage, circa 1860–1900, Artifact no. 1972.1329, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.1329.001/
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