| Accession Number | REL49174 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Technology |
| Object type | Aircraft component |
| Maker |
John Marston Ltd |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, West Midlands, Wolverhampton |
| Date made | c1914-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Marston Honeycomb aircraft radiator data plate
Description
Nameplate from a Marston Honeycomb Radiator. Brass coloured with pointed ends with holes for attaching to radiator. 90 mm overall length, 75 mm length straight section between pointed ends; 15 mm wide. Raised letters with black background. The serial number is stamped onto raised block.
Reads: John Marston Ltd Wolverhampton
No.35730
History / Summary
This data plate would have been fitted to a British aircraft radiator. The aircraft is unknown. Collected by 7159 Private Horace Alchin who served with 17th Battalion AIF and the Australian Graves Detachment between 1917 and 1919.