Enamel plate - Old Soviet Sign - Enamel, Steel






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Enamel on steel Old Soviet Sign from the 1960s with an industrial style, white with black text, measuring 21 cm high, 30.5 cm wide and 0.3 cm deep, in excellent condition and original/official.
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Rare Soviet USSR Enamel High Voltage Pylon Sign — ВЛ-220кВ — Roś–Grodno No.1 — Pylon 689 — 1967 — Belarus
An exceptionally rare Soviet enamel identification plate, removed from high-voltage electricity transmission pylon No. 689 on the 220kV overhead line Roś–Grodno No. 1, erected in 1967 in the Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus). A companion piece to pylon No. 718 sign — both from the same historic transmission line.
Text: ВЛ-220 кВ / РОССЬ–ГРОДНО №1 / 689 / 1967 г.
Colour: Gold/bronze stencilled text on white enamel — different colourway from pylon 718
Material: Enamel on steel — stencilled Cyrillic text
Border: Dark oxidised metal frame — original
Condition: Good — authentic heavy patina, enamel chips consistent with 50+ years outdoor exposure
Origin: USSR / Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus)
Year: 1967
Seller's Story
Rare Soviet USSR Enamel High Voltage Pylon Sign — ВЛ-220кВ — Roś–Grodno No.1 — Pylon 689 — 1967 — Belarus
An exceptionally rare Soviet enamel identification plate, removed from high-voltage electricity transmission pylon No. 689 on the 220kV overhead line Roś–Grodno No. 1, erected in 1967 in the Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus). A companion piece to pylon No. 718 sign — both from the same historic transmission line.
Text: ВЛ-220 кВ / РОССЬ–ГРОДНО №1 / 689 / 1967 г.
Colour: Gold/bronze stencilled text on white enamel — different colourway from pylon 718
Material: Enamel on steel — stencilled Cyrillic text
Border: Dark oxidised metal frame — original
Condition: Good — authentic heavy patina, enamel chips consistent with 50+ years outdoor exposure
Origin: USSR / Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus)
Year: 1967
