Plate, builder's

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OBJECT TYPE: LOCOMOTIVE/4-8-2
DATE: 1944–1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.1351.001

MANUFACTURER: Montreal Locomotive Works Ltd.
MODEL: CN 6078
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 72775
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: 35.5 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MLW
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: BETWEEN 1944 AND 1961
Canada: LOCOMOTIVE BUILDER'S PLATE FROM A LOCOMOTIVE BUILT IN CANADA BY THE MONTREAL LOCOMOTIVE WORKS
Function: PROVIDES A BUILDER'S REFERENCE FOR A LOCOMOTIVE: NAME OF BUILDER; BUILDER'S NUMBER FOR THA LOCOMOTIVE; AND DATE LOCOMOTIVE WAS BUILT
Technical: PLATES WERE MOUNTED ON LOCOMOTIES FOR QUICK IDENTIFICATION TO FIND RECORDS FOR MAINTAINENCE AND OPERATION PURPOSES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN PLATE: 'MONTREAL/ [?]/ [?]/ 72775/ [?]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BOTH PLATES COVERED WITH EXCESS AMOUNTS OF BLACK GLOSS PAINT WITH SOME RUST; PAINT BADLY CORROED AND CRACKED
Decoration: N/A

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Montreal Locomotive Works Ltd., Plate, builder's, between 1944–1961, Artifact no. 1967.1351, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1967.1351.001/

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