Builders Plates

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Ron

In my files, I finally found a copy of a paper presented by T. Boggess of the Norfolk and Western, probably about 1944, with photos accompanying, In the description of photo 1, a class J. It lists the following as Chromium Plated:
Hand rails and brackets
Marker lights
Number plate frames
Gauges
Brake Valve Handles
Headlight rims
Builder and Classification plates.

Further, in a separate document, it goes into a more detailed list of items plated, which this is excerpted:

Chromium plate of Nickel Plate:
...
Builder's plate (Class J and J1 locomotives?
...

Hopefully, these will confirm what I said about the plates.
Best
Ken

On Aug 14, 2015, at 5:26 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> Ken Miller's answer on the chrome is what I have always been told.  One of my plates even has C. E. Pond stamped in the edge.  I never knew about the chrome plating until later in the game.  I have been collecting plates since 1963 and I am still learning!!
> 
> Ron
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> Ronald J. Muldowney
> 52 Dunkard Church Road
> Stockton, N.J. 08559-1405
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>> John
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>> The Class J builder's plates and class plates, as well as the throttle quadrant and any gauge rings were chrome plated, I'd guess they were back painted after the chrome plating and the letters polished back off. They were not ground back off to bronze.
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>> Ken Miller
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>> On Aug 14, 2015, at 10:12 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
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>>> Ron
>>> 
>>> I'm curious. Is that chrome plating or paint?  Wonder why they would plate brass and then paint the front black and polish the letters back to brass?
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