A collection of Metropolitan Vickers name plates and ephemera
A collection of Metropolitan Vickers name plates and ephemera
Details
Parts
Maker's name plate, Lancashire Dynamo & Crypto
Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto Ltd maker's name plate for an SCR electric motor, Trafford Park Works Manchester
- Measurements:
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Overall: 90 mm x 110 mm x 2 mm,
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- Y2010.46.2
- type:
- maker's name plate
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Maker's name plate, Lancashire Dynamo & Crypto
Lancashire Dynamo and Crypto Ltd maker's name plate for an electric motor, Trafford Park Works Manchester. Has been lacquered.
- Measurements:
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Overall: 120 mm x 120 mm x 2 mm,
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- Y2010.46.3
- type:
- maker's name plate
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Metripolitan-Vickers nameplate
name plate inscribed Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Limited Manchester and Sheffield England
- Measurements:
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Overall: 33 mm x 105 mm x 2 mm,
- Materials:
- lead (metal)
- Object Number:
- Y2010.46.4
- type:
- maker's name plate
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Metripolitan-Vickers nameplate, Russian
name plate inscribed in Russian Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company, for use on export items, probably 1940s
- Measurements:
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Overall: 90 mm x 80 mm x .5 mm,
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- Y2010.46.5
- type:
- maker's name plate
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Lancashire-Crypto Machine nameplate
name plate : for use with Lancashire-Crypto Machine No [blank]
- Measurements:
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Overall: 55 mm x 63 mm x .5 mm,
- Materials:
- steel (metal)
- Object Number:
- Y2010.46.6
- type:
- maker's name plate
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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