General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL, IRON AND BRASS MODEL, ON WOOD BASE. BRASS PLAQUE IN WOOD FRAME.

Dimensions

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

Length

195.6 cm

Width

27.9 cm

Height

54.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SHAPTER

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS MODEL WAS BUILT C1932, AND DISPLAYED UNTIL C. 1998. ORIGINAL LOCOMOTIVE WAS USED C. 1905 TO OCT. 1956.

Canada

MODEL OF CN LOCO NO. 5504, BUILT BY MR. JOHN SHAPTER, A CN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER (RETIRED 1932). IT IS AN ACCURATE REPLICA OF THE FIRST SERIES OF PACIFIC TYPE STEAM LOCOMOTIVESCONSTRUCTED FOR THE INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY IN 1905 BY THE CANADIAN LOCOMOTIVE CO., KINGSTON ONT. ORIGINAL ENGINE SCRAPPED IN 1956. (REF. 1)

Function

TO ACCURATELY REPRODUCE AN OBJECT IN MINIATURE FORM, FOR DISPLAY OR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES.

Technical

HAND BUILT WITH MACHINED PARTS AND FINISHED IN TYPICAL CN PAINT SCHEME & MARKINGS. EQUIPPED WITH CHAIN DRIVE MECHANISM CONNECTED TO MAIN DRIVER AXLE, PERMITTING THE DRIVING WHEELS, PISTONS & VALVE GEAR TO ROTATE, IMITATING THE MOTION OF THE WHEELS WHEN IN SERVICE. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "5504/ K-1-a/ 29 %" appears in goldtone print on both sides of cab. "5504" cast in raised print and highlighted in goldtone paint on red loco. plate on front, below light./.2 "CANADIAN/ NATIONAL" appears in goldtone print on square red background on both sides of tender. "5504/ 6500 GALS./ 12 TONS" printed in goldtone on back of tender./ PT plaque engraved " BUILT BY/ JOHN SHAPTER/ CNR LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER/ 1884-1932 "; goldtone decal on reverse reads " MONTREAL STENCIL INC./ 687 o. ST. PAUL w./ MONTREAL, P.Q. H3C 1M3/ TELEPHONE 866-4721 ".

Missing

NONE

Finish

BLACK PAINT & WHITE TRIM APPLIED TO LOCOMOTIVE & TENDER; RED & GOLDTONE MARKINGS & TRIM. WOODEN BASE PAINTED BLACK./ PT PLAQUE IS ENGRAVED BRASS, IN GOLDTONE PAINTED WOOD FRAME.

Decoration

N/A