Model Train Car

Name/Title

Model Train Car

Entry/Object ID

1993.7.5

Description

Half-inch scale train car model. The rail car has a slightly domed roof and green panel siding. The stepped roof has narrow windows for venting cut into it and a series of tall glass windows down the sides, with booth seats visible through the windows. There is a sliding door with glass top half at either end of the car. Printed on the side is "U.S. MAIL" between the two front doors and "MOUNT MANSFIELD ELECTRIC RAILROAD" below the windows, all in gold. There are electrical wiring bases mounted at either end of the roof to tie into the electrical running system. This model is of the Waterbury-Stowe Interurban rail car used on the Mount Mansfield Electric Railroad between 1898 and 1933.

Acquisition

Accession

1993.7

Source or Donor

Rahilly, Dr. George

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1990 - 1995

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Model, Architect's

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Model

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Depth

4-3/4 in

Length

21 in

Material

Wood, Metal, String