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LOT 460

Lot 460

Railway Interest: Canadian Silver Intercolonial Railway Presentation Trowel to Phillip E. Heine, New Castle, NB, 1903

Railway Interest: Canadian Silver Intercolonial Railway Presentation Trowel to Phillip E. Heine, New Castle, NB, 1903
Lot 460 Details
Railway Interest: Canadian Silver Intercolonial Railway Presentation Trowel to Phillip E. Heine, New Castle, NB, 1903

with presentation inscription and impressed maker's marks, on an ebony handle
length 10.5 in — 26.7 cm

Estimate $500-$700

Realised: $615
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Railway Interest: Canadian Silver Intercolonial Railway Presentation Trowel to Phillip E. Heine, New Castle, NB, 1903
  • Railway Interest: Canadian Silver Intercolonial Railway Presentation Trowel to Phillip E. Heine, New Castle, NB, 1903
  • Railway Interest: Canadian Silver Intercolonial Railway Presentation Trowel to Phillip E. Heine, New Castle, NB, 1903
Note:

Phillip Heine was General Manager of Intercolonial Railway of Canada when he used this Henry Birks and Sons trowel at the ceremony laying the cornerstone of the new station at New Castle, New Brunswick in 1903. Interolonial Railway was merged with Grand Trunk, Canandian Northern and Prince Edward Island Railways to form Canadian National Railways in 1919.

CONDITION DETAILS

In good condition.

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