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source: KINGS COUNTY MUSEUM
Tray
ACCESSION NUMBER: 999.063.003
CATEGORY: Distribution & Transportation artifact
OBJECT TYPE: Container
DATE: 1910 - 1950s?
MATERIALS: Silver (plated)
MEASUREMENTS: 16 cm L x 15.5 cm W
MARKS/LABEL: On Bottom: "14145", "E & Co", "ELKINGTON PLATE", "102-174-982"
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 tray (cash tray). turned-up sides around tray about 1-inch wide. Circular base with "DAR" written in the center in scrawly/fancy writing. Makers information on bottom of tray.
HISTORY OF USE: Used on Dominion Atlantic Railway Passenger trains between 1910 and 1950s?
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