Stand, cake

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OBJECT TYPE: PEDESTAL
DATE: 1920–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1426.001

MANUFACTURER: International Silver Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PROBABLY SILVER PLATED, POSSIBLY ON COPPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.7 cm
Width: 25.7 cm
Height: 8.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food service
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: International Silver
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS PIECE USED C. 1920'S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF PART OF A RAILWAY DINING CAR SERVICE USED IN CANADA/ DINING CARS WERE A DRAIN ON RAILWAY FINANCES, BUT PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT SERVICE AS RAILWAY OPERATIONS EXPANDED FROM A REGIONAL TO A CONTINENTAL SCALE FROM THE 1870'S ONWARD/ THEY CONTINUED TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PASSENGER CAR SERVICES INTO THE 1960'S
Function: USED AS A SERVING DISH FOR CAKE OR OTHER FOOD
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN BASE 'INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO./ 05007/ 10 IN 65' ['65' HAS SMALL BOX AROUND IT]
Missing: N/A
Finish: SILVER COLOUR - AT TIME OF CATALOGUING HAD TARNISHED OVER MST OF SURFACE, MULTICOLOUR PATINA IN PLACES ON UNDERSIDE
Decoration: N/A

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International Silver Co., Stand, cake, circa 1920–1950, Artifact no. 1995.1426, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1426.001/

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