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source: KINGS COUNTY MUSEUM
Saltcellar
ACCESSION NUMBER: 999.063.004(a)
CATEGORY: Serving vessel
OBJECT TYPE: Dish, Salt
OBJECT SUBTYPE: Vessel, Condiment
DATE: 1910 - 1950
MATERIALS: Silver (plated)
MEASUREMENTS: 10.5 cm L x 9 cm W
MARKS/LABEL: On Bottom: "1A", "14244", "I", "ELKINGTON & Co", "142-174-982"
NARRATIVE: The Dominion Atlantic Railway was created in October 1894 by merging 2 pre-existing railways: the Windsor-Annapolis Railway and the Western Counties Railway. the DAR developed not only a high-level passenger service usually not seen on regional railways but they were also important in transforming the Annapolis Valley apples from a minor, locally consumed crop to a large export industry, increasingly popular especially in the UK. In 1911 the CPR takes over ownership of the DAR and eventually after WW2, passenger business declines and the Valley's Apple Industry collapses which eventually leads to the closure of the DAR in the 1990s.
DESCRIPTION: Small silver-plated object. The main part of this object includes a saltcellar, a covered dish for pepper and an open dish. All 3 separate dishes are egg-shaped and connected all together. On the back are 2 circle-shaped pieces positioned close together - possibly a handle or a napkin holder. The egg-shaped dishes are positioned in the shape of a triangle, sitting on three sphere-shaped balls. "DAR" written in fancy lettering on front of the open dish. Also includes 2 spoons. Makers information on bottom.
HISTORY OF USE: Used on Dominion Atlantic Railway Passenger trains between 1910 and ?
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