Car model, refrigerator

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2011.0099.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Reefer model
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood platform, ties and passenger car body; steel (possible) rails; synthetic (possible) windows; brass (possible) roof pieces

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.6 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 11.7 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: The models were commissioned by Andrew Merrilees in the 1960s from his own reproductions of locomotive manufacturers’ drawings in his collection – many of which are now in the archives at the CSTM. The four passenger cars were built by James (Jim) Shields, formerly the CPR’s Corporate Historian from drawings provided by Andrew Merrilees. The four passenger cars were recognized for their accuracy by the model railway community when Jim Shields won the 1962 Craftsman Trophy. Railway modelers pride themselves on the accuracy of their product and when these models were built in the mid-1960s the models were considered the height of their craft. The models were so accurate that they could not be run on most o-scale track layouts because the layouts were usually built with unrealistically tight curves. (From "Canadian Context/Historical Significance" section in Acquisition Proposal, p.12)
Function: A scale model of a locomotive to act as both a research and interpretation tool. (From Acquisition Proposal, p.11, see references)
Technical: Models provide an astonishingly accurate history of the development of steam locomotive technology. (From "Technical Significance" section of Acquisition Proposal, p.12)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent.
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Brown wood car sides and doors with a red roof and black proper front and proper back ends. There are numerous black pieces affixed to the top. Light brown sandy coating on wooden platform.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Car model, refrigerator, circa 1962, Artifact no. 2011.0099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0099.001/

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