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GHR-KE-2000-00004 Registered

Railway goods ledger

Maker unknown · c. 1906–1926

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2000-00004
Object
Railway goods ledgerVerified
Category
Manuscript, ledger or archive
Maker
Unknown
Date
c. 1906–1926Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
Not recorded
Current location
Malindi, Kenya
Registered
23 May 2000

Physical description

Verified

Railway goods ledger, with dated daily entries. Used in Malindi for much of its working life.

Height
401 mm
Width
271 mm
Depth
42 mm
Weight
Not recorded

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Paper, iron-gall ink, quarter-leather binding
Condition
Poor — Significant damage or missing components.Verified
Condition notes
Structurally weak; requires conservation before handling.

Provenance and custody history

Applicant-submitted

Zainab Hussain, 1918: Recorded in an inventory at Malindi. Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1932: Transferred into an institutional collection. Kisumu University Collections, 1961: Transferred into an institutional collection. Lamu Railway Heritage Trust, 1962: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

  1. c. 1906–1926
    Maker unknown Manufacture
    Made.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1918
    Zainab Hussain Acquisition · Malindi
    Recorded in an inventory at Malindi.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Purchase receipt
  3. 1932
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Malindi
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Accession register
  4. 1961
    Kisumu University Collections Transfer · Malindi
    Transferred into an institutional collection.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Accession register
  5. 1962
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Transfer · Malindi
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Will
  6. 2000
    Lamu Railway Heritage Trust Registration · Malindi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1962 — Kisumu University CollectionsVerified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.