CUP
CultureCanada
Datecirca 1954
Dimensions7 x 12 x 9 cm (2 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2015.16.2
DescriptionA ceramic mug with yellow exterior and white interior and small circular handle. A brown logo is present at the cup’s center with the image of a maple leaf behind a solid square with “Canadian National Railways” printed at the center. Along the top edge is a solid brown line. The small circular handle is white with a single, vertical brown line down the exterior of the handle. The bottom of the foot is unglazed. The base of the cup is white with a small crest shaped logo at the top center. Below is stamped “’Duralaing” Super Citrified Frindley Hotelware Co. England C.N.R. 64 Supplied By Cassiy’s 4-04”. Narrative
The Canadian National Railway (CNR) was incorporated in 1919 as a result of the Intercolonial, Canadian Northern (which included the Prince Edward Island Railway), National Transcontinental and Grand Trunk Pacific railways coming together under a consolidated government railway system. The maple leaf logo of CNR was first introduced in 1943 in hopes of promoting patriotism in the face of World War II. The logo was pared down in 1954, as seen here, to mark the arrival of new passenger cars which were equipped with unprecedented amenities.
