Buffalo, Corning & New York Railroad Pear Rail Sample

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1855

ID Number

TR.180218

catalog number

180218

nonaccession number

2001.3106

Object Name

Track Sample

pear rail

rail, pear

Other Terms

Track Sample; Rail

Physical Description

iron (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 1/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 10.4775 cm x 6.6675 cm x 3.175 cm

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Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-714c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_843553