Rack, toast

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1430.001

MANUFACTURER: WILEY, A.T. & CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, SILVER PLATED, POSSIBLY ON COPPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: 13.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Food service
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: WILEY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1920'S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF PART OF A RAILWAY CAR DINING SERVICE USED IN CANADA/ DINING CARS WERE A DRAIN ON RAILWAY FINANCES, BUT PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT SERVICE AS RAILWAY OPERATIONS EXPANDED FROM A REGIONAL TO A CONTINENTAL SCALE FROM THE 1870'S ONWARD/ THEY CONTINUED TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PASSENGER CAR SERVICES INTO THE 1960'S
Function: TO HOLD TOAST READY TO BE SERVED
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 STAMPED 'A.T. [WIL]EY CO. LD./ MONTREAL' ON UPPER SURFACE, ILLEGIBLE MKGS AT OTHER END/ ON BOTTOM SURFACE 'G 8' & '15569'/.2 STAMPED ON BOTTOM SURFACE '[WITHININDENTED CIRCLE 'U'] ELKINGTON PLATE [WITHIN INDENTED CREST ON ITS SIDE 'E &/ CO'] 15569'/ BOTH.1 &.2 ENGRAVED 'CPR'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1-.2 SILVER FINISH, SOME TARNISH,.1 HAS MORE OF A CHOME-LIKE APPEARANCE TO THE FINISH, WHILE.2 HAS A COPPERY SHEEN
Decoration: N/A

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WILEY, A.T. & CO. LTD., Rack, toast, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1995.1430, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.1430.001/

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