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File:Armstrong Reefer 2501.jpg

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Summary

Photograph of custom refrigerator car No. 2501 made for Edward E. Armstrong, circa November 1906.[1] Armstrong was a large apple grower in Falmouth, NS who had a small fleet of his own reefers to ship apples in season as well as other products.They were built at Rhodes, Curry & Co. in Amherst. Each had a 60,000 pound capacity and were painted light blue and lettered for the "Armstrong Refrigerator Line" on one end with a diamond shield and "Owned by E.E. Armstrong, Falmouth N.S." lettered on the other.[2]

Photograph used with permission courtesy of Chris Gertridge. Originally posted on: Facebook Oct. 20, 2022

  1. Date based on date of car build, plus the presence of November apple varieties noted on barrel head stencils
  2. Amherst Daily News, August 26, 1905, cited in Mike Parker, End of the Line The Dominion Atlantic Railway: A Trip Back in Time, Lawrencetown NS: Pottersfield Press (2019), p. 196

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current18:53, 20 October 2022Thumbnail for version as of 18:53, 20 October 2022894 × 640 (84 KB)Dan Conlin (talk | contribs)Photograph of custom refrigerator car No. 2501, made for Edward E. Armstrong, circa November 1906.<ref>Date based on date of car build, plus the presence of November apple varieties noted on barrel head stencils</ref> Armstrong was a large apple grower in Falmouth, NS who had a small fleet of his own reefers to ship apples in season as well as other products.They were built at [[:Category:Rhodes, Curry & Co.|Rhodes, Curry...

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