Description
This ship plaque came from my grandfather who was a certified welder in the very late 1800's and early 1900s. I believe this military plaque came from a warship (Monitor or Merrimac perhaps?). The inscription on the plaque is still quite easy to read in certain light and it says:
English Iron
Received Apr 4, 1863
ROM j. Killpatrick
This plaque is extremely heavy (maybe 50 lbs) and measures approximately 8 inches high by 10 inches wide and approximately 2 inches thick with two "handles" with holes in them whereby it was screwed into something (likely a ship?).