"The Final Spike" -Railway Spike
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Images, Electronic
- Description
- Made of metal with a silver coating. Sits on a block of wood with an attached pen. A representation of the last spike driven into the Cobourg and Peterbourgh Railway. Inscribed “The Last Spike. The Cobourg & Peterbourgh Railway Company 1858-1898”. It also has a signed Railway Bond on the back side which states, “The Cobourg & Peterbourgh Railway Company. £3. St.9 . Interest (1) Dividend, due 1st Jun.4 1858 on Debenture No. 893 issued under 14 & 15. Vic. Cap. 51. and 16 Vic. Cap. 40. for £100. Sterling, at 6 per cent per annum. Payable at the Banking House of Mess Glyn. Mills & Co. London. £3. St.9 ” signed by the Treasurer. It would appear to be a bond that was not paid, as those that were submitted would have remained with the Treasurer.
- Date of Original
- Circa 1900
- Date Of Event
- 1858-1898
- Local identifier
- C1S
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Cobourg Museum FoundationEmail:info@cobourgmuseum.ca
Website:
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