Description
Engine I.D. plate featuring white lettering on a red background surrounded by a white border. The inscription reads: Manufactured / under license from / Knight and Kilbourne Patents Company / by / The Daimler Company Ltd., Coventry, England / Patent No. 14729 of 1905 / " " 12355 " 1908 / " " 21645 " 1909 / Patented in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Italy, / France, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland / and United States of America. / Other patents pending / License No. 19202 Engine No. 28098
Contextual Description
Taken from British tank H.M.L.S. Adventuress, near the Menin Road where it had become stranded. Commanded by Lieutenant Blackwood, the tank was taken out of action in July 1917 after sustaining shell damage.
Details
Accession Number
RELAWM00648.002
Classification
Technology
Object Type
Vehicle component
Measurement
Overall: 52 mm height x 77 mm width x 3 mm depth
Gallery location
Main Bld: First World War Gallery, Western Front 1917
Copyright
Copyright not applicable
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