General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.4 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

22.0 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

3.5 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

WILEY

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

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

TO SERVE FOOD IN

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.2 STAMPED ON BASE '13780/ [WITHIN INDENTED CREST IS 'E &/ CO.']/ [EACH WITHIN ITS OWN SQUARE 'E' '&' 'Co.']/ ELKINGTON PLATE'/.1 CONTINUES 'A.T. WILEY & Co. Ld./ MONTREAL'/.2 CONTINUES 'A.T. WILEYCOY. LIMITED/ MONTREAL'/.1-.2 ALSO HAVE 'Z' WITHIN AN INDENTED SQUARE/.3-.4 STAMPED '[WITHIN INDENTED CIRCLE '1']/ 13780/ [WITHIN INDENTED CREST 'E&/ Co.'] [EACH WITHIN INDENTED SQUARE 'E' '&' 'Co.' 'U']/ ELKINGTON & CO./ A.T. WILEY COY. LIMITED/ MONTREAL'/.1-.4 ALL ENGRAVED ON SIDE 'C.P.R.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1-4 SILVER COLOUR, VARYING DEGREES OF TARNISH AT TIME OF CATALOGUING, MOST SHOW SOME PINK &/OR BRONZE COLOUR TINGE

Decoration

N/A