Barnum and Baily Copper Plate

[Indian Steve]

Howdy All, I picked this out of the trash several years ago when I worked at the local landfill. Horrible place to work when you are a packrat. It is 5 1/4 inches by 7 7/8 inches and about 1/8 inch thick. Date at top is Aug. 2 1907. It is not reversed like a printing plate. Nonmagnetic and appears to be copper. Nothing on back. Any Ideas? Thanks Steve

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

I love this community on here! more entertaining and educational than cable.

Agreed!

 

[directorcass]

Hi, new guy here. I found this site by looking up images for this very plaque. I have the exact same brass plaque. I just acquired this from a friend and was looking under Google Images. How ironic that this thread is only a few weeks old. So, are these plaques rare? Were they mass produced (I wouldn't think so)? And are they valuable? I also have some small B&B posters as well from the 1960's. Thanks and I will be looking over this neat site over the next few days.

 

[Indian Steve]

Hi, Does your plate have the same date and location at the top?

 

[directorcass]

Yes it does, exact in every way. This was given to a friend of mine and came directly from the Woelz Drug store.

 

[Hoosier99]

What did you find out? I have one also.

Howdy All, I picked this out of the trash several years ago when I worked at the local landfill. Horrible place to work when you are a packrat. It is 5 1/4 inches by 7 7/8 inches and about 1/8 inch thick. Date at top is Aug. 2 1907. It is not reversed like a printing plate. Nonmagnetic and appears to be copper. Nothing on back. Any Ideas? Thanks Steve