George Saxon Maker's Plate
- Made:
- 1903 in Manchester
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Maker's plate of George Saxon, Manchester, 1903.
George Saxon of Openshaw, Manchester, was established in 1854. The firm mainly made mill engines. Nameplates like this one are sometimes all that remains of engines built by such firms, the engine having been broken up when replaced with newer technology.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- Y7500.5
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
brass plate: 330 mm x 690 mm,
- type:
- makers plate
