Tool Nameplate

Object/Artifact

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Tool Nameplate

Entry/Object ID

WTB3.1MTP.SF.020

Description

Bronze label/name plate, probably for a shop tool.

Context

Whites Trace Branch: Shovel Test Pit, Level 1, Special Finds (11/8/2009) This site, WTB3, is not otherwise documented.

Collection

Blair Mountain Archaeology

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Epping-Carpenter Company

Date made

1891 - 1911

Notes

Dating is speculative, but based on the twenty year period during which the "h" in Pittsburgh was officially dropped by a naming standardization act of the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark, Struck

Location

obverse of plate

Transcription

EPPING-CARPENTER COMPANY SIZE 6 X 4 X 6 No. 9437 PITTSBURG, PA. U.S.A.

Dimensions

Width

2-5/16 in

Depth

1/16 in

Length

3-7/16 in

Materials

Material

Bronze

Material Notes

residual enamel can be found in areas between letters

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair Mountain Archaeology Group

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

11/8/2009