Railway Messenger Hoop Stick
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Images, Electronic
- Description
- Large. Made of wood. Large hoop on the end, which was where messages were looped to pass on between the telegrapher and the engineer or conductor of the train. This was done when the train was passing by but not stopping.
- Date of Original
- Circa 1860-1900
- 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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Cobourg, ON K9A 2M2 Phone number: 19053737222
