General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 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

14.0 cm

Width

8.5 cm

Height

9.0 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. 1920'2

Canada

EXAMPLE OF PART OF A RAILWAY DINING CAR 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 ONWARDS/ THEY CONTINUED TO BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PASSENGER CAR SERVICES INTO THE 1960'S

Function

TO HOLD SUGAR READY FOR SERVING

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 STAMPED ON BASE '28-39/ [WITHIN INDENTED CREST 'E &/ CO.']/ [EACH WITHIN INDENTED SQUARE 'E' '&' 'CO.']/ ELKINGTON PLATE/ A.T. WILEY & CO. LD./ MONTREAL/ [WITHING INDENTED OVAL 'A']'/ TO EACH SIDE OF THESE MKGS '94/ A' & 'F[WITH A CIRCLE AROUND IT] E'/.2 STAMPED IN BASE '1A/ 15167/ [WITHIN INDENTED SQUARE '&']/ [WITHIN INDENTED SQUARE 'E'] [WITHIN INDENTED CREST SHAPE 'E &/ CO.'] [WITHIN INDENTED RECTANGLE 'CO.']/ [WITHIN INDENTED SQUARE 'Q'] 48/ ELKINGTON & CO./ A.T. WILEY COY. LIMITED/ MONTREAL'/.1 &.2 ENGRAVED ON SIDE 'C.P.R.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1-.2 SILVER COLOUR, TARNISHED AT TIME OF CATALOGUING

Decoration

N/A