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OBJECT TYPE: GENERAL ARRANGEMENT/MYLAR
DATE: 1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1321.001

MANUFACTURER: Dominion Dump Car Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 50 TON DIFFERENTIAL DUMP CAR
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 10101
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC, MYLAR

Dimensions

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

Length: 122.0 cm
Width: 92.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Dominion Dump
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: APPEARS TO BE A DRAWING FOR CARS BUILT FOR THE CPR IN 1905-1906
Canada: EXAMPLE OF THE EARLIEST FORM OF HART CAR BUILT IN CANADA.
Function: PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO A BUILDER OF RAILWAY CARS AS TO WHICH STEEL PLATES AND OTHER MATERIAL TO USE TO CONSTRUCT A STEEL DIFFERENTIAL DUMP CAR.
Technical: THE DIFFERENTIAL DUMP CAR WAS A MULTI-PURPOSE CAR DESIGNED WITH TRAP DOORS LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR TO PERMIT RAPID EMPTYING. CARS WERE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, RESOURCE TRANSPORT AND MINING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED IN BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER: 'NATIONAL TYPE CAR./ AS BUILT FOR CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD/ 38'-3 1/2" OVER END SILLS, 50 TON ALL STEEL CAR./ DOMINION DUMP CAR CO. LIMITED./ MONTREAL./ PATENTED CAR/ DRAWER NO TRACING NO10101
Missing: N/A
Finish: MILKY WHITE BACKGROUND WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Dominion Dump Car Co. Ltd., Drawing, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1995.1321, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1321.001/

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