Footrest

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OBJECT TYPE: sleeping car
DATE: 1945–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0160.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: CNR
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 with rubber covered foot rest and rings on lower legs

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.2 cm
Width: 28.2 cm
Height: 33.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: mid to late 20th century
Canada: According to the original owner, this footrest was used in a Canadian National Railway first class passenger train car, but no supporting evidence could be found. This item originally belonged to Mrs. Vivian Manhart, a member of an affluent family, who died in June 2005 at the age of 101. She had given it to the donor when she moved into a retirement home.
Function: A small piece of furniture for passengers to rest feet upon when stting in a train car
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Chrome plated metal/ Black rubber
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Footrest, between 1945–1970, Artifact no. 2006.0160, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0160.001/

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