Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2014.035.009 |
Object Name |
Fork, Dinner |
Title |
C.N.R. Dining Fork |
Date |
20th-century |
Year Range from |
1918 |
Year Range to |
1960 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Canada/Canada |
Description |
One of two matching dining forks. It has a plain silvertone handle with the initials "C.N.R." stamped in a straight line. It has four tines. |
Makers mark |
The underside of the shank has a horizontal sword logo and ALL STAINLESS CANADA. |
Provenance |
Manufacturer unknown. Dates to the 20th-century. Used on a train belonging to the Canadian National Railways. Last owned by Allan Nicholson of Palmerston, Ontario. He acquired vintage railway equipment at auctions and sales in Grey and Bruce counties. |
Collection |
Transportation, Railroad Equipment Collection |
Material |
Metal/Steel |
Found |
Ontario |
Subjects |
Railroad dining cars Railroads |
Search Terms |
Canadian National Railways (C.N.R.) |
Function |
Trains used to have dining cars where passengers could sit at tables and have a meal. Flatware was marked with the C.N.R. name to identify it as railway property. |