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Metadata
Object Name |
Fork, |
Subject |
Business & Commerce Transportation & Utilities Rail Food Preparation |
Category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Sub-category |
Need to Classify |
Accession Number |
2010.015.008 |
Donor |
Canadian Pacific 125 Legacy Program |
Description |
Silver plated fork. CPR engraved at bottom of the handle but pretty worn. Rear has stamp "WM.A.Rogers Reinforced". Has 4 prongs and curved handle. |
Dimensions |
W-1.75 L-17.5 cm |
Provenance |
Used in the CPR dining car. This silver flatware set was used as early as 1910 in Canada Pacific Railway dining cars. Cutlery like these would have been used on the trains travelling through Mission to and from Vancouver or Eastern Canada. |
Accession number |
2010.015 |