Features the Clyde Engineering phoenix emblem in the centre.

An identical-design plate is documented in the Powerhouse Museum collection as Object No. B2517-28. The museum describes it as a Clyde Engineering cast-iron builder’s plate, circa 1900, probably fitted to railway rolling stock manufactured at the company’s Granville works.

Clyde Engineering began producing railway coaching stock in 1902 and later became one of Australia’s major locomotive and railway-equipment manufacturers.

This unnumbered plate was probably fitted to the body of a railway carriage or goods wagon. The exact original vehicle cannot be identified.

Approximately 20 cm wide and 8 cm high.

Weight: 467 grams.

Genuine age-related surface rust, dirt, wear and corrosion throughout. It has not been cleaned, restored or repainted.

A scarce piece of early Australian railway and industrial history.

Museum reference: Powerhouse Collection, Object No. B2517-28.

ITEM SPECIFICS

Brand: Clyde Engineering Co. Ltd

Item Type: Railway Builder’s Plate

Material: Cast Iron

Era: Early 1900s

Estimated Date: Circa 1900–1930

Country of Manufacture: Australia

Location: Granville, Sydney, New South Wales

Theme: Australian Railway

Original/Reproduction: Original

Colour: Rust Brown

Width: Approximately 20 cm

Height: Approximately 8 cm

Weight: 467 g

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