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source: KINGS COUNTY MUSEUM
Spoon, Serving
ACCESSION NUMBER: 999.063.004(c)
CATEGORY: Food Service T&E
OBJECT SUBTYPE: Serving Utensils
DATE: 1910 - ?
MATERIALS: Silver (plated)
MEASUREMENTS: 8 cm L x 0.3 cm W Width at widest point = 1.8 cm
MARKS/LABEL: On back of handle: "Maple-London Triple Plate"
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: Very small silver-plated serving spoon. Almost in the shape of a ladle. Goes along with 999.063.004(a) ("File"Condiments01A.jpg). The DAR logo is on the handle of the spoon. Maker's information on back.
HISTORY OF USE: Used on Dominion Atlantic Railway Passenger trains between 1910 and ? NovaMuse website says: "Image use must be for education or personal purposes only. The contributing institution must be credited."