Builder's Plate - Wagon
Production date
1943
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
A rectangular shaped iron plate painted red with the cast raised lettering painted white.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways Manufacturer's Plate
Maker
Production date
1943
Production place
Measurements
H100 x W310 x D10mm
Media/Materials description
Iron (Metals - Ferrous)
Paint (Surface Treatments)
Paint (Surface Treatments)
Signature/Marks
EVANS DEAKIN & Co LTD. \ BRISBANE \ 1943
History and use
This builder's plate is from one of 89 Evans Deakin built W Class wagons supplied to the Commonwealth Land Transport Board for the war effort in 1943. The wagons were purchased by Queensland Railways after the war.
Registration number
R6836