J #604 builders plate

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I'd also suggest that you contact Larry Evans at lsevans at zoominternet.net 
, Larry knows quite a bit about these plates and can probably easily  
tell you why it is real or not.

Ken Miller


On Sep 19, 2009, at 9:34 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:


> Interestingly enough, a 604 builders plate is on ebay right now as  

> well. I am somewhat suspicious of that one, I cannot see any kind of  

> marks on the back from the boiler straps. But that may just be a  

> lack of quality photos.

>

> Builders plates are a complex subject, and there are generally a lot  

> more fakes than real ones out there. The J plates are one of the  

> hardest and most expensive to get, I suspect most if not all were  

> saved. I also have reason to believe that the plates of the 600 in  

> October 1941 had multiple copies made at the time and given to folks  

> close to the project, in addition to the reproductions made in the  

> last 20 or so years.

>

> Good luck

>

> Ken Miller

>

> On Sep 19, 2009, at 7:32 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

>

>> Greetings from Dry Branch,

>>       Would anyone have any ideas on how I can authenticate a "J"  

>> builders plate I came across a couple weeks ago?  I would have  

>> thought all 14 numbers had been accounted for by now but this does  

>> seem to be the real deal. It's from the 604 and the only history I  

>> have is that it came from Bluefield. I've noticed that pictures  

>> dating from after the wreck on 6/12/46 show no builders plates and  

>> wonder if they could have been left off after the repair. I know  

>> it's going to be difficult to piece together the history but I'd  

>> like to try. Any suggestions or info will be greatly appreciated.

>>

>> Chuck Speicher

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