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1957.84

ID Number: 1957.84
Category: Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Sub-category: rail transportation - accessory
Item Type: cover
Item Name: plate
Maker: F.W.B. & Co.
Date: 1852
Materials: METAL, STEEL
Measurements: overall: 4 in x 7 in
Description: MISSING greasebox cover plate; steel; cast; rectangular; round perforated lug at the side from grease box in railroad car axle; 2 concentric relief circles centred on plate
History: Great Western Railway arrived here in 1854. Cars made in England, on wide gauge - Americans used standard gauge - therefore, after American & Canadian Systems were linked by bridge from Tonawanda over Niagara, Canada. Track laid down in 3 tracks - complicated switches. Gauge standardized in 1960's.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
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