Chung artifacts--Material type--Metal--Steel

Steel rail section, souvenir of the centennial of the completion of the transcontinental railway. An attached tag describes it as part of the last rail laid on the C.P.R. in the 1880's. A stamp on the back of the tag reads "Can. Pac. Ry. Nov 7, 1985. Craigellachie B.C. Donated by Mr. W.S. Miller and Mr. W.H. Evans

[Unknown] (Authorized heading)

Rail section

RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-AR-00038
Item
[1985]

Part of Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung collection

T-Section of steel rail, souvenir of the centennial of the completion of the transcontinental railway. An attached tag describes it as part of the last rail laid on the C.P.R. in the 1880's. A stamp on the back of the tag reads "Can. Pac. Ry. Nov 7, 1985. Craigellachie B.C.

[Unknown] (Authorized heading)

Railway spike

RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-AR-00039
Item
[1985]

Part of Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung collection

Railway spike from the 1955 railroad, as a souvenir of the centennial completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, numbered 0451. Comes in a box that reads "CP Rail 1885-1985" where the spike is held by string and comes with a certificate of authenticity describing the spike's use on the railway in 1985

[Unknown] (Authorized heading)

Salad knives

RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-AR-00213
Item
[not before 1920]

Part of Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung collection

Silver salad knives engraved with the entwined initials "C.P.R."

[Unknown] (Authorized heading)

Serving spoons

RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-AR-00192
Item
[not before 1930]

Part of Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung collection

Silver serving spoons engraved with the circular garter and checkered flag, reading "Canadian Pacific Railway."

Elkington and Company

[Stand for China]

RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-AR-00812
Item
[before 1912]

Part of Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung collection

Pin with a Qing dynasty flag.

[Unknown] (Authorized heading)

Steamship keys

RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-AR-00200
Item
[between 1910 and 1949?]

Part of Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung collection

Room and locker keys for use aboard steamships of the British Columbia Coast Service with tags designating room numbers and ships including "Princess Marguerite", "Princess Elaine", "Princess Mary", "Princess Patricia", "Princess Louis", "Princess Maquina". The back of the tags read "If carried away by mistake kindly drop in letter box no postage required"

[Unknown] (Authorized heading)

Switch locks

RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-AR-00207
Item
[between 1910 and 1939?]

Part of Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung collection

Bronze, brass and steel locks made for locking switch points along railway lines.

Robert Mitchell Inc.

Tea pot and case

RBSC-ARC-1679-CC-AR-00581
Item
[ca 19-?]

Part of Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung collection

White porcelain tea pot decorated with Chinese characters and illustrations of a lion and other creatures. Case for tea pot is hexogonal and made of fabric embroidered with flowers.

Teapots