Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd
Auction 123 31 Mar - 2 Apr 2020
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MANUFACTURER'S PLATE, c1870, for Thomas Wearne, Sydney, struck sheet metal (approx 160x285mm), features NSW state seal at top, the manufacturer's name within a wreath, with a small removable centre disc, three pierced holes for mounting. With traces of brass cleaning paste in the lettering and design, otherwise good fine.
Thomas Wearne (1835-1914) was an engineer who established a business as an ironmonger in Sydney in 1865. He later also made safes and railway and tramway rolling stock, as well as locomotive and bridge components. He was forced into bankruptcy in 1889 after a dispute with government officials in relation to a large contract for locomotives. He did retain an interest in the manufacture of safes with his nephew.
Thomas Wearne (1835-1914) was an engineer who established a business as an ironmonger in Sydney in 1865. He later also made safes and railway and tramway rolling stock, as well as locomotive and bridge components. He was forced into bankruptcy in 1889 after a dispute with government officials in relation to a large contract for locomotives. He did retain an interest in the manufacture of safes with his nephew.