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HANDLE BLOCK
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- Handle block is an all metal brace with extension at top, curved around with two aligned holes for the switch attachment. The bottom of the brace is rectangular with one hole on each side, this attaches to the railway tie with a plate. Each hole has a 10cm square head bolt in it with a nut on bot…
- Category
- DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- RAIL TRANSPORTATION,ACCESSORY
- Description
- Handle block is an all metal brace with extension at top, curved around with two aligned holes for the switch attachment. The bottom of the brace is rectangular with one hole on each side, this attaches to the railway tie with a plate. Each hole has a 10cm square head bolt in it with a nut on bottom, one of the bolts has two lock washers on it.
- History Of Use
- Handle block for track switch was used on the C.N.R.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Height
- 14
- Length
- 18
- Depth
- 12
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1996.0022.0001
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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