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Royal Consent

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Royal Consent

A recurring question on D.A.R. history is the use of the Crown on various items. Generally speaking, to use an item reserved for Royalty, one must receive Royal Consent by means of an instrument such as a Royal Charter or Royal Warrant granted by the Queen, the Privy Council or in Canada by the Queen in Council.

Of note to date there is the question of what was the consent that allowed the D.A.R. to officially use a Royal Crown, and noteably what appears to be a St. Edward style crown on locomotive engine numberplates, food service silverware and the D.A.R. Steamship Co. crest? Further more if there was such Royal Consent, why did the D.A.R. never in any way use the terminology "Royal" if it was so entitled?

No evidence so far of any British Royal Charter or Warrant nor other special consent has been found leaving us to wonder just how it was that the crown was used from the creation of the D.A.R. in 1894 through to what appears to be the mid thirties.

Photographic evidence shows that locomotives No. 1 though to No. 43 all sported the Crowned numberplates with the exception of No. 8, 32 and locos to which we have no photos.

Gallery

  • The Captain and his officers on what could be the fan tail of the SS Prince Rupert.

  • An early plate judging by the crest in the centre.

  • A D.A.R. Steamship Lines broach estimated to be 1895 - 1912.

  • Story of Acadia.jpg

  • This silver gravy boat bears a Victorian Crown on the crest that may have been made into the mid 30's.

  • DAR 1905 Brochure.jpg
  • DAR0037b.jpg

    “Haliburton” number plate on display at CRHA Delson, Quebec.

  • DAR No. 39 number plate.

Rererences and Footnotes

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