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source: KINGS COUNTY MUSEUM
Bowl, Finger
ACCESSION NUMBER: 999.063.005
CATEGORY: Food Service T&E
OBJECT SUBTYPE: Food Service Accessories
DATE: 1910 - ?
MATERIALS: Silver (plated)
MEASUREMENTS: 15.5 cm L x 15.5 cm W
MARKS/LABEL: On bottom: "104-174-982", "23319", E & Co", "ELKINGTON PLATE", "L"
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 finger bowl. Circular base with rounded sides. The initials "DAR" are written on the outside edge of one of the sides in fancy lettering. Maker's information on bottom of bowl.
HISTORY OF USE: Used on the Dominion Atlantic Railway Passenger trains between 1910 and ?
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