seal matrix - Birkenhead Railway

Made:
1859

Seal matrix, Birkenhead Railway, 1859,copper disc mounted on wood, full company title and date around circumference enclosing 2-2-2 locomotive and view of Birkenhead docks, underneath which is written, 'Per Mare Per Terras 1846'. On back of the wood is written 'L.T.&S.R. Die' (London, Tilbury & Southend Railway).

Details

Category:
Railway Heraldry
Object Number:
1976-7700
Materials:
copper (metal)
Measurements:
1.9685 in.; 50 mm
type:
seal
credit:
British Rail, Clapham