SOLID INFORMATION by Wryter
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On the face of it it appears to be a name plate, or information plate nothing more. But on closer inspection we do indeed see more & what we see is a small unimportant time capsule.
How so you may as as it is just a plate, nothing outstanding to it. But look closer and see. Its made from brass, 1/16 inch thick, flat with engraved letters & with screw holes in each corners. It was affixed to the bulkhead in a very specific location for a very specific reason. The information on the fitting was precise and exact.As you can see it was its #17 of a possible 35 or so placed all over the ship. This one is for the Lighting Distribution Panel, one of a few. You can see that there are allotment for 10 spaces for information but only 8 are used. This means that the plate can removed and new info added as required as on board ships things do change and sometimes fast. But why brass you may ask, simple brass does not rust, and is easier to engrave than hard steel and easier to see with flashlights.
Brass is used through out ships as it does not rust and is non magnetic and at one time was cheap. Now in these times you will find that the brass name plates have been replaced with engraved plastic name & info plates, but such is the march of progress or maybe not eh.....thanks for the peek.................
Comments (3)
LBAMagic
Interesting story and image. I wonder how many ships still call the poop deck by that name. We use stainless steel name plate on our outdoor industrial machines. Traffolyte labels are generally used for indoors electrical cabinets. It is interesting to note that most general purpose power outlets in a house are rated 10 Amps, but it will only take 100 milliamps (0.1 Amp) to kill someone.
Chipka
It's always the "artistically unimportant" things that become the best works of "found art" once the objects themselves either become obsolete or outdated. I love this kind of stuff and have photographed too little of it. Eh, but I'm not on the habit of prowling around ships with my camera--much to my chagrin! Oh well...at least I can stumble across little gems like this and what a gem this happens to be. Well spotted and presented.
Kixum
I think your comment on whether we have progressed or not is well put. How rugged is 1/16th inch brass compared to a plastic version! I think I'd rather have the brass. How many times in my life have I had some emergency going on and a second one happens! Too many is the answer. Building things strong and to last is usually not a bad choice. It's unfortunate how we lose such value.