Plate, builder's

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OBJECT TYPE
LOCOMOTIVE
DATE
1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2011.0112.001
MANUFACTURER
Matheson, I. & Co. Ltd.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
U-797
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Brass (possible) plate

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
8.5 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Railway Transportation
Category
Miscellaneous
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
MATHESON
Country
Canada
State/Province
Nova Scotia
City
New Glasgow

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Builders’ plates are the “birth certificates” (Steuernagel, 1988)* of the locomotive. No matter what physical chances and renumbering occur during its operational life, the builders’ plate remains unchanged indicating the manufacturer, location, and builder’s serial number for the locomotive. The static nature of the builders’ plates means that they tend to be more important for research and proper identification of locomotives because locomotive builders’ rosters are listed by serial number and not by customer roster number. However, the customer roster number is also used extensively by railway historians as a means of identification and in many cases number plates served as a promotional piece for the locomotive purchaser. Name plates are part of earlier versions of the builders’ plates where the name of the manufacturer was separated from the location of manufacture and the serial number of the locomotive. The name plates offered represent some of the early manufacturers of locomotives in North America. Although the name plates are separated from the rest of the builders’ plates, they still acts as collection tools which document 19th century steam locomotive manufacturers. (From "Canadian Context/Historical Significance" section in Acquisition Proposal, p.12) (*Could not find reference listed in Proposal.)
Function
Builder's plate
Technical
The builder and locomotive plates artifacts in the collection document the existence of various companies that sold locomotives in this country, which are otherwise undocumented in our collection. (From "Technical Significance" section of Acquisition Proposal, p.12)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On proper front: "I. MATHESON & CO. LTD./ DATE 28.4.64./ SERIAL NO. U-797/NEW GLASGOW/ W.P. 140 T.P/ N.S. NO./ NOVA SCOTIA"
Missing
Appears complete
Finish
Dull brass coloured plate with no visible paint or finish
Decoration
N/A

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Matheson, I. & Co. Ltd., Plate, builder's, 1964, Artifact no. 2011.0112, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0112.001/

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