Y-Knot-Wood Series

Builder plates located on the sides of locomotive smoke boxes were typically made from cast iron, brass or bronze.  The castings were usually painted and the raised areas where ground to expose bear metal to make the letters standout.  The information on the plate included manufactures name, build date, and sequence number.  These full sized replicas are made from contrasting furniture grade black walnut and maple.  Walnut serves as the base that typically was painted and maple is used for the raised lettering and boarders to simulate exposed metal.   The plates shown here are specific to well known locomotives.  Check back as additional plates are added.  If you want a plate not shown yet, chances are it’s in the works.  Contact us for more information.  Since plate layouts were quite similar for many eras’ it would just be a matter of inserting the sequence number and date.  Boiler Plates where attached to the front of the smoke box for the specific locomotive.

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Builder Plates

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American Locomotive Company
#68579
The builders plate for New York Central’s J1e Husdon #5344 (11.75” x 7.0”) black walnut with raised maple inlay
$90

American Locomotive #68579





American Locomotive Company
#70174
The builders plate for Union Pacific’s Challenger #3985 (11.75” x 7.0”) black walnut with raised maple inlay
$90

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Baldwin Locomotive Works
#41196
The builders plate for East Broad Top’s Mikado #15
(9.25” diameter) black walnut with raised maple inlay
$90

Baldwin Locomotive Works #41196





Juniata Shops
#3475
The builders plate for Pennsylvania Railroads famed Pacific K4 #1361 (11.75” x 7.5”) black walnut with raised maple inlay
$80

Juniata Shops #3475





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Lima Locomotive Works
#8673
The builders plate for Nickel Plate Roads Berkshire #765
(17.5” x 9.4”) black walnut with raised maple inlay
$110

Lima Locomotive Works #8673





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Boiler # Plates

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East Broad Top
#15 Mikado

(9.25” diameter) black walnut/cherry with raised maple inlay
$120

Baldwin Boiler Plate for EBT Mikado #15





Union Pacific
#4014 Big Boy
(8.5” x 10”) – black walnut with raised maple inlay
$90

UP Big Boy #4014





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Pennsylvania Railroad
#1361 Keystone
Small (6.5” x 6.5”) black walnut with raised maple inlay
$35

PRR K4 Pacific #1361





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Union Pacific
#3985 Challenger
Small (8.5” x 10”) black walnut with raised maple inlay
$90

UP Challenger #3985





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