Chisel, track

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OBJECT TYPE: HANDLED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0306.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
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: METAL CHISEL/ WOOD HANDLE/ RUBBER BAND WRAPPED AROUND CHISEL END

Dimensions

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

Length: 58.5 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Height: 5.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 20TH C. +
Canada: TOOL USED BY CANADIAN RAILWAY TRACK EMPLOYEES TO MAINTAIN TRACKS OF CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS, CANADA'S ONLY SURVIVING NATIONAL RAILWAY. CNR WAS FORMED IN 1919 FROM EXISTING CANADIAN RAILWAYS TAKEN OVER OR OWNED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.
Function: HAND TOOL USED MAINLY FOR SPLITTING SEIZED OR DAMAGED NUTS FROM RAILWAY TRACK BOLTS & FOR CUTTING RAILS.
Technical: TYPE OF SPECIALIZED TOOL USED FOR MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY TRACKS SINCE AT LEAST BEGINNING OF 20TH CENTURY UNTIL AT LEAST 2000.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED "CN" ON HEAD
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: UNFINISHED/ BLACK RUBBER
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Chisel, track, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0306, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0306.001/

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