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Nameplate of the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford, from the Southwell Laboratory (Old Power Station), c.1972

Inventory Number 13403


Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford (Southwell Laboratory, Old Power Station), in 2009. The engineering laborartories at the Old Power Station were in operation from 1972 until their closure in 2009-10, though this name plate had been superseded before that date.
Primary inscriptions
Nameplate reads: 'DEPT OF ENGINEERING | SCIENCE'.
Physical material
metal
Dimensions
Height: 167mm Width: 765mm Depth: 2mm Weight: 550g
Inventory No
13403
Accession Number
2009-4

Description

Sheet steel or tin (light-weight), lettering raised, white on black background.