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Rail plug
- Description
- T-shaped Dutchman or railway plug. Used between 2 rails to minimize shrinkage and expansion in hot and cold weather conditions. Item is precut. Made of metal.
- Other Names
- Dutchman
- Category
- DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- RAIL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSORY
- Description
- T-shaped Dutchman or railway plug. Used between 2 rails to minimize shrinkage and expansion in hot and cold weather conditions. Item is precut. Made of metal.
- History Of Use
- Salvaged by Mack Schat in the 1970s or 1980s while demolishing an unknown railway station, probably in the Smithers area.
- Height
- 18.5
- Width
- 15
- Depth
- 1.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Measured when standing upright (bar of 'T' is at the bottom).
- Accession No.
- 2010.10.1 a
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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