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OBJECT TYPE: album/print/b&w
DATE: 1913–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0244.001

MANUFACTURER: Eastern Steel Car Co.
MODEL: RAIL FREIGHT CARS
LOCATION: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALBUM MATERIALS INCLUDE LEATHER COVERING OVER PAPER BOARDS; PAPER PAGES; METAL BINDING POSTS. PHOTOGRAPHS CONSIST OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER & CHEMICALS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 27.0 cm
Height: 4.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Eastern Steel
Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
City: New Glasgow

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS ALBUM PRESUMABLY USED C. 1913- 1929 +.
Canada: ALBUM PROVIDES VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PRODUCTS OF ONE OF THREE MAJOR CAR SUPPLIERS IN CANADA, AND PRESENTS ANINTERESTING & DETAILED VISUAL DOCUMENT OF ESC'S PRODUCTION. THE ESC CO. SPECIALIZED IN THE MFR OF FREIGHT CARS, AND PRODUCED ITS FIRST ORDER OF 2000 CARS IN 1913 FOR THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.
Function: USED AS PRESENTATION PIECE TO DISPLAY PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROLLING STOCK TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS.
Technical: THE INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING EACH PHOTO PROVIDES A REFERENCE FOR THE SPECIFICATIONS OF CARS MFD BY THE ESC CO.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF/ THE EASTERN CAR CO., LTD./ NEW GLASGOW, N.S. " & " GEO. E. SMART ESQ. " printed on front cover of album.
Missing: NONE- ALBUM APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE.
Finish: BLACK LEATHER BINDING ON ALBUM COVERS; IMPRESSED TEXT ON FRONT COVER MAY HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED WITH GOLD LEAF. B&W PHOTOS ARE LINEN BACKED.
Decoration: N/A

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Eastern Steel Car Co., Photograph collection, between 1913–1929, Artifact no. 1996.0244, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0244.001/

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