Railway Indicator Sign

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Railway Indicator Sign

Entry/Object ID

1987.051.001 a-c

Description

Received in 1981, July. Wooden arrow, pointer and small metal arm. Used to indicate times trains (V & S Railway) departed and arrived. Painted on "arrow" "1/2 mile south on fifth". Pointer has some red paint and nail "x". Smaller metal arm--usage not known "WinDoF" on one side a)small arm b)pointer) c)sign.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mithcell and Anderson Store

Notes

Accession Date: 08-Jan-87 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

railway indicator Sign

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

March 16, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 5, 2025