General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Wood, metal and fibre train order hoop. Houlette d'ordre de marche en bois, métal et fibre.

Dimensions

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

Length

105.5 cm

Width

50.6 cm

Height

2.6 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

HI SPEED

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

Shelbyville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown Inconnu

Canada

Possibly used in the Drumbo subdivision in the Niagara region of Ontario. Peut-être utilisé dans la subdivision Drumbo dans la région de Niagara en Ontario.

Function

Device used by railway personnel to hand train orders to crews of passing locomotives. Dispositif utilisé par le personnel ferroviaire pour donner des ordres de train aux équipes des locomotives qui passent.

Technical

Designed by C.G. Shepherd of the High Speed Fork Company, 41 North Harrison Street, who died in 1949. The company was later run by his widow then sold to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phares in 1964 and later run by James Williams. Conçu par C.G. Shepherd de la High Speed Fork Company, 41 North Harrison Street, décédé en 1949. L’entreprise a ensuite été dirigée par sa veuve, puis vendue à M. et Mme Robert Phares en 1964 et plus tard dirigée par James Williams.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Stamped faintly on both sides of the metal: "U.S. PAT. 1,902,669 CAN. PAT. 347483/ [HI SPE]ED DELY. FORK CO. SHELBYVILLE, IND."

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Light brown wood with grey metal and white string. Bois de couleur brun clair avec un élément en métal gris et du fil blanc.

Decoration

N/A