This original cast bronze engine builder’s plaque is from Eriksbergs Verkstad in Gothenburg, Sweden, and dates from 1968. The inscription identifies it as an Eriksberg-B&W type diesel engine, built under licence from the renowned Danish engine manufacturer Burmeister & Wain (B&W). During the 1950s and 1960s, Eriksbergs Verkstad was one of Sweden’s leading shipyards and engine builders, producing large marine diesel engines for tankers, cargo ships and other ocean-going vessels.  

Rather than a ship’s builder’s plate, this is an engine manufacturer’s plaque, originally mounted on the main propulsion engine aboard a vessel. Featuring bold raised lettering, solid cast bronze construction and an attractive aged patina, it is an authentic piece of Scandinavian maritime engineering history and an excellent collectible for enthusiasts of marine engines, shipbuilding and industrial heritage.