Plate, builder's

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OBJECT TYPE: BRASS
DATE: 1886
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0799.001

MANUFACTURER: Waterous Engine Works Co.
MODEL: WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO.
LOCATION: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Brass

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 13.7 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Accessory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Waterous
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Minnesota
City: St. Paul

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Minnesota
Period: WOULD HAVE BEEN USED SOME TIME AFTER 1886 WHEN PLANT MOVED TO ST. PAUL AND PROBABLY THE 1960S
Canada: THE WATEROUS ENGINE WORKS CO. STARTED IN CANADA IN 1877 WHEN CHARLES WATEROUS BOUGHT OUT THE PC VAN BROCKLIN FOUNDRY AND CHANGED IT'S NAME. THE COMPANY MOVED TO ST. PAUL MN IN 1886. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO INDICATE THE MANUFACTURER OF A PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
Technical: BUILDER'S PLATES WERE MOUNTED ON DEVICES TO ADVERTISE THEIR MAKERS AND ALSO TO IDENTIFY THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR AND MAINTAINENCE PURPOSES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Embossed print: "MANUFACTURED/ BY THE/ Waterous Engine Works Co./ ST. PAUL, MINN."
Missing: N/A
Finish: Brass has a plain and a pebbeled finish. Embossed print.
Decoration: Texturing around lettering.

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Waterous Engine Works Co., Plate, builder's, after 1886, Artifact no. 1966.0799, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0799.001/

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