Summary
Brass oval locomotive builders plate No. 14, manufactured by the Melbourne Locomotive & Engineering Works, South Melbourne, 1892.
Manufacturer's identification plate originally fitted to a Victorian Railways 'E' class 0-6-2 tank locomotive No. 498.
The works only constructed twenty locomotives. Their plates were unusual in that a small replica locomotive was the centre piece of each plate (missing in this example).
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Gerald A. Dee, Mrs M. Lorna Dee, 24 Nov 1980
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Manufacturer
Melbourne Locomotive & Engineering Works, South Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892
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Victorian Railways (VR), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Melbourne Locomotive & Engineering Works. No 14. 1892.
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