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Title:
The Brush Electrical Engineering Company Limited Makers Plate.
Object name(s):
Maker's Plate
Brief description:
A rectangular maker's plate for Brush Electrical Engineering Builders of Loughborough.
Collection:
National Tramway Museum
Associated concept:
Metalwork
Inscription content:
"THE BRUSH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD BUILDERS . FALCON WORKS, LOUGHBOROUGH.".
Inscription description:
The top and bottom sections of print appear curved downwards and upwards respectively, and the middle section appears level with an embellishment above and below it and also a decorative line between the first and second parts of the section. The print appears in dark brown paint, and the "TD" of "LTD" appear smaller in font size and are located to the top right hand side of the previous letter "L"; there are also two full stops, one beneath each letter of "TD", that are used in conjunction with the letter "L" to represent the word 'limited'. The print appears all in upper case and in different font sizes.
Inscription method:
Printed
Inscription position:
Front side of plate.
Inscription type:
Print
Material:
Plate
Object name:
Maker's Plate
Object number:
2013.17.1
Object production person:
Metropolitan Electric Tramways
Object production person:
The Brush Electrical Engineering Company Limited

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/59b58d8a-487f-372e-9a43-4f5a710be6ac

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/59b58d8a-487f-372e-9a43-4f5a710be6ac, National Tramway Museum, CC BY-NC

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