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Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal's Carfloat No 9
Title
Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal's Carfloat No 9
Object name
Model of train float
Date
1912
Medium
Wood, metal, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 72 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. ( 19 x 184.2 x 39.4 cm )
Description
Wood model of railroad car barge.
Credit Line
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number
1947.441a
Marks
painted: on side: "No9 BROOKLYN EASTERN DISTRICT TERMINAL No9"
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this model train float was built by Mr.Thomas Kilpatrick for Mr. Havemeyer, Sr., in 1912. This cost of the original car float, built in 1905, was $18,000. Two of them, No. 2 and No. 9, carried 17 cars. Length: 260 feet, with a 40 foot beam, and 10 feet deep in interior. Three tracks, carrying 6 cars on each side and 5 in the middle could carry 10,000 tons of coal when fully loaded. This information was provided in 1949 by the builder of the model.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
