Spike: Railway Spike

Object/Artifact

-

Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Spike: Railway Spike

Entry/Object ID

991.16.31

Description

One iron rail spike with an oval shaped head and squared body which tapers to a pointed base. The spike is covered in rust which is brown-orange in colour. The spike would have been used as a component of railway track systems.

Context

Rail spike

Collection

Artefact Collection, Artefact Collection: Primary

Made/Created

Notes

Quantity produced: 1

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spike, Rail

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Track

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Rail Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Rail Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Search Terms

Railway, Goulbourn, Railway Spike, Railway, Spike, Rail, Trains, Track, Transportation, Tool, Hardware

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tool, Railway Spike, Component, Track

Dimensions

Height

16.5 cm

Width

3.8 cm

Depth

3.8 cm

Dimension Notes

Orientation: Horizontal

Material

iron, metal - métal