Summary
Builders plate for railway rollingstock, made by T. Robinson & Co., Spottiswoode (Spotswood), Victoria, 1897. The plate is believed to come from a louvred goods wagon; the Robinson Co. made 75 ten-ton U Class louvred goods wagons during 1896-1897.
Physical Description
Oval cast iron plate, painted green, orange, yellow and white.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Gerald A. Dee, Mrs M. Lorna Dee, 24 Nov 1980
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Modelmaker
T. Robinson & Co, Spotswood, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1897
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Inscriptions
Text: T. ROBINSON & Co/LTD/BUILDERS/1897/SPOTTISWOODE.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
130 mm (Length), 80 mm (Width), 11 mm (Height)
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Overall Dimensions
8 cm (Length), 13 cm (Width)
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References
A DIAGRAM OF THE GOODS WAGON CAN BE FOUND IN "VICTORIAN RAILWAYS ROLLINGSTOCK BRANCH DIAGRAMS AND PARTICULARS OF LOCOMOTIVES, CARS, VANS AND TRUCKS. SPENCER ST, 1904"
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