Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

CANVAS MAILBAG/ COTTON THREAD/ FIBRE CORD DRAWSTRING/ BRASS EYELETS/ STEEL LOCKS & HARDWARE

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

90,0 cm

Largeur

76,0 cm

Hauteur

5,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports ferroviaires

Catégorie

Services

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

1920'S +

Canada

EQUIPMENT USED BY THE CANADIAN RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE, WHICH EXISTED FROM 1854 TO 1971. DURING THIS PERIOD, MAIL TRANSPORTED ON RAIL POST OFFICE CARS WAS SORTED EN ROUTE BY RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS. FROM 1971 TO 1987 CANADA POST CONTINUED TO SHIP MAIL BY TRAIN, ALTHOUGH THE MAIL WAS NO LONGER PORCESSED ON BOARD (1)

Fonction

A BAG USED BY THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE TO TRANSPORT PARCELS ON RAIL POST OFFICE CARS

Technique

AFTER 1920, CANVAS MAILBAGS SUCCEEDED THE LEATHER BAGS PREVIOUSLY USED BY THE CANADIAN RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE. WIDE RED STRIPES ON A WHITE CANVAS BAG INDICATE THAT IT WAS USED FOR PARCEL POST. CANVAS BAGS WERE USED UNTIL THE SERVICE CEASEDOPERATION (REF.1, PP.58, 58)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

STAMPED IN BLACK `JUNE 22 1926/ CANADA'; LOCK INCISED `CANADA P.O./ PAT./ 7-1939'; PLATE INCISED `K345'

Manque

KEYS

Fini

WHITE CANVAS WITH LONGITUDINAL RED STRIPE AT CENTRE FRONT & BACK/ WHITE DRAWSTRING/ BRASS COLOURED & METALLIC EYELETS/ GREY PAINTED? LOCK

Décoration

BLACK CROWN MOTIF STAMPED ABOVE LETTERING