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Metadata
Title |
Japanese Data Plate, c. 1941-1945 |
Object Name |
Tag, Identification |
Description |
Japanese Data Plate, c. 1941-1945. The short but wide metal rectangular label has five lines of Japanese text printed onto plate. The four corners seems to have had holes at each corner but the corners have been broken off. |
Date |
c. 1941-1945 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2000.021.029C |
Dimensions |
H-0.875 W-2.5 inches |
Collection |
3D - Documentary Objects |
Inscription Text |
"[Japanese Text] / [Japanese Text] / [Japanese Text] / [Japanese Text] / [Japanese Text]" (Printed onto data plate) |
Inscription Language |
Japanese |
Provenance |
From WWII (Navy). |
Notes |
"Reading Japanese Data Plates..." [http://gunsight.jp/b/english/data/j-reading.htm 8/11/2015] "Aircraft instrument clocks, like all Japanese aircraft instruments, had manufacturing specifcation data plates that were fixed outside of the clock's body..." [https://books.google.com/books/about/Japanese_Naval_Aviation_Uniforms_and_Equ.html?id=Bn7nyOrs-GwC (page 31) 8/11/2015] |
Search Terms |
Data Plate Japan Japanese Japanese - World War II Navy Ships World War II World War II World War II - Japanese World War Two |
Subjects |
Navies Ships World War II |
Credit line |
SMCHA Collection |