General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

VERY LIGHT CARD STOCK FOLDED INTO A TYPICAL 'SNOWFLAKE' PATTERN DOILY

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

23.5 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MAGNUS

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY ISSUED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1852, WHEN CO. FOUNDED AND THE EARLY 1900S

Canada

PRINTED ETCHINGS OF VARIOUS CITIES IN ONTARIO AND QUEBEC AS WELL AS TWO U.S. RAILWAY STATIONS AND VARIOUS IMPORTANT BUILDINGS IN THE CITIES ILLUSTRATED; ALL OF WHICH WERE SERVED BY THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.

Function

USED TO ADVERTISE THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY; COULD BE USED AS A DOILY TO PROTECT OR DECORATE TABLES.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED IN GOLD: 'GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY BOUQUET'/ [VIEWS INCLUDE] 'HAMILTON/ C.W.' 'TORONTO/ C.W' 'KINGSTON/ C.W' 'OTTAWA/ C.W' 'MONTREAL/ C.E' 'QUEBEC/ G.E.' 'NIAGARA FALLS/ AMERICAN SIDE' 'ST. CATHERINES/ C.W' 'VICTORIA TUBULAR BRIDGE/ MONTREAL' 'THE THOUSAND ISLES' 'NIAGARA FALLS/ FROM A PHOTOGRAPH' 'PLAINS OF ABRAHAM' 'NIAGARA FALLS/ CANADIAN SIDE' ' LONDON/ C.W.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

WHITE BACKGROUND WITH BLACK PRINTING; 2 SECTIONS HAVE A PINK ROSE WITH GREEN LEAVES AND GOLD PRINTING.

Decoration

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