J #604 builders plate

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I have 2150 still in the same condition as when it was given to me by an employee about 37 years ago. The studs are stil on the back and there is black paint over the numbers. I will probably donate it to the society one day.
Thanks,
Wally Edwards 


>>> NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> 09/20/09 7:32 PM >>>

Y6 number plates are selling in the $2000.00 dollar range
+or- couple hundred does depend on their condition
studs cut off the back or not. What number do you have?

Larry Evans
Kenova,WV


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> WOW! What do you think a Y6 number plate would go for?

> W.Edwards

>

>>>> NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> 09/20/09 10:57 AM >>>

>

> Good morning,

>

>      I saw where the N&WRY J#604 Builders Plate sold for $11,111.99 plus 

> $10.00 shipping on eBay!!! Too rich for most of us, I'm sure. I hope it 

> was not a reproduction. The auction ended on 9-19-09. Item #170383295546.

>

> Happy collecting,

>

> Norris Deyerle

>

>> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

>> Subject: RE: J #604 builders plate

>> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:58:51 -0500

>> From: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org

>>

>> About 1950, N&W started moving the builders plates on the J's, K2's and

>> K2a's to just below the running board. We first noticed this when the 611

>> was built with no visible builders plates. But they were there - just in 

>> a

>> new location where they were not easily visible. I suppose this was a

>> cosmetic consideration (the streamlining was not interrupted by the 

>> builders

>> plate, or maybe they didn't want people noticing how old the K's were.)

>> Anyway, this was what happened, but all the J's still had their plates

>> firmly attached to the smokebox - just lower than they had been. Don't 

>> know

>> about the 604, but some J's were stored temporarily at Bluefield before

>> being sent to the scrappers in Portsmouth. So it is just possible that 

>> some

>> fine Bluefield person stole one while the 604 was there. Or maybe they 

>> got

>> it from the scrapper and returned to Bluefield with it. Who knows? But if

>> two more people should say they have a plate from the 604, then at least 

>> one

>> of them is suspect. BTW, the J plates were chrome plated, with the 

>> recessed

>> area being painted black. If yours doesn't look like that, I would 

>> consider

>> it suspect. Jim Nichols

>>

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

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>> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:32 PM

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>> Subject: J #604 builders plate

>>

>> 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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