Lionel M-10000 Miniature Replica Builders Plate

Yes, it surely did. Thanks for asking. 

LEAPINLARRY:  Thanks for the reply.  Do you have the M-10000 replica plate?  If so, would you be so kind to post a picture of it?

Thanks!
Dave 

Here you go. 

Doug

I just sent you pictures of the Century Club 2, the M10000 plate, and the cover front of the Century Club 2 brochure.....Each Locomotive had their own distinctive builders plate....Good Question, thanks for asking.

DOUG & LARRY:  Thank you both for providing pictures of the Lionel M-10000 replica builders plate!  I'm going to have a few other builder plate collectors look at it but my initial assessment is that Lionel made their best guess at what the M-10000 plate may have looked like because the replica uses a mixture of design layouts used by EMC/EMD in the mid-late 1930s - early 1940s.  In any event, it is a really cool looking replica plate and I will keep my eyes open on ebay for someone selling one. 

I'll try to attach a couple pics of actual cast bronze EMC/EMD builder plates from the late 1930s - early 1940s.  The "Switching Locomotive" format was earliest, followed by the right-side GM logo plate, followed by the left-side GM logo plate - which didn't debut until several years after the M-10000 was built.  I've also seen a real Winton labeled plate but not with the GM logo (they were acquired by GM).

Note: These early plates are cast bronze and range from about 12" (switching Locomotive) to about 15" long.

Hope you find this info interesting!

Dave

I’ve got a four of these builders plates. Does anyone know what the two Alco plates are from? One is s/n 73802 built 01/46. The other is s/n 68863 built 10/37.

Unfortunately my list of ALCO serial numbers is just for their diesel locomotives (jointly made with GE).  Hopefully someone has a list of steam serial numbers.  

Sam Jumper posted:

I’ve got a four of these builders plates. Does anyone know what the two Alco plates are from? One is s/n 73802 built 01/46. The other is s/n 68863 built 10/37.

The 4 builders plates shown are all from the Century Club 2.  One plate not shown is the UP M-10000 plate.  2 Alco plate's have to be the NYC ESE Hudson and NYC Niagara.