Makers plate
A builder's plate is usually a metal plate that is attached to , bogies, construction equipment, trucks, automobiles, large household appliances, bridges, ships and more. It gives such information as the name of the manufacturer, the place and country of manufacture, the model number, the serial number, as well as the date of manufacture or date of fabrication of the item or unit.
New South Wales Government Railways Locomotive No. 1. Builders plate 958
New South Wales AD60 class locomotive Beyer, Peacock and Company. builder's plate.
BP and NBL works plate off (South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4) no. 4140.
NBL builder's plate.
Nippon Sharyo builder's plate.
TS State of Maine shipbuilder's plate (as USNS Tanner).
Builders Plate of the TSS Earnslaw.
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