Message Hoop (Railway)

Object/Artifact

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Manitoba Agricultural Museum

Name/Title

Message Hoop (Railway)

Entry/Object ID

1971.751.1

Description

Used by elevator agents to give a message to the engineer in a moving train. The engineer would hold the hoop out and the engineer would catch it by passing his arm through the loop all while the train was moving. The engineer would remove the message and throw the hoop back to the elevator agent.

Collection

Message Hoop

Cataloged By

Adam Lennox

Acquisition

Accession

1971.751.1