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Functional object - Material sample, rubber boot for a rail, 2002

rubber boot for a rail

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Physical description

Material sample - rubber boot and associated notes:

1 - rubber extruded section that was secured around the base and sides of the rail and held in position with metal clips. Made for 41 kg/m tramway rail.

2 -Note printed on A4 paper about the section, its use, where and who - John Holland 2002, between Union Road and Box Hill, enables some track resilience and electrical isolation.

3 - Envelope addressed to Keith Kings from Ken Hall of Preston Workshops with a hand written note about the product and its use. Received August 2003

Subjects

Identifier

4665

Date made

2002

Production methods

Printed, Manufactured

Materials

Paper, Rubber

Measurements

Width: 140 Millimetres, Depth: 20 Millimetres, Height: 130 Millimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/65c1d93d1c532628e87351a0

Accessed 23 December 2024

This record was last updated 10 months ago

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