Dinner for 2

Welcome to our Dinner for 2 competition.  This competition is open to people living in Western Australia who can adequately identify a plaque that is currently on public display manufactured by Wilsons Engraving Works.  You can read about our company history by clicking here and you will discover that we started in 1921.  We think there may be some plaques from around this time still in the public domain.  As these plaques come to light we will add them to the photo gallery below.

At 10am on Friday 30th March 2012 whoever has discovered the oldest plaque will be the recipient of a dinner for 2 to the value of $150.  We will consult with the winner to determine a suitable venue so if you are not in the Perth Metropolitan area and would prefer to dine out at a closer venue we will arrange this on your behalf.

It is preferable for us to receive a photograph of the plaque you are entering into this competition but if you see a plaque but don't have a camera with you at the time you can send us the details and we will endeavour to get the photographic evidence we require on your behalf.  We will publish the plaques as they are submitted (in the photo gallery below) but we'll keep the date manufactured hidden so there is an element of surprise when we announce the winner in March 2012.  To get the ball rolling here are some photos we have at the moment;

This photo was given to us several years ago by some people we knew who had purchased a house which had this plaque mounted at the entrance.  Unfortunately we've lost the details of who it was that gave it to us and what year the plaque was manufactured but the plaque has a Wilson & Co inscription on it.  If you recognise this plaque we'd love to hear from you.

Northam Town Hall - Restoration & Centenary Celebration opened by Mayor J.E. Smith

Commemorating the renovations to an Old Convent in Northam

A Hall in Northam built as a memorial to the fallen members of the Northam RSL

Plaque outside a long established funeral director's office in Northam

Chrome plated honour roll commemorating the women of Northam in the Armed Forces from 1941-1945

Wall of remembrance in Northam 

Cast plaque listing the Northam and District Volunteers in Service during World War II

Engraved bronzed plaque commemorating the Volunteers from Northam to the Service of Australia during World War II.

Engraved polished brass plaques on a Wall of Remembrance in Northam

An engraved brass plaque commemorating the restoration of a veranda in Northam the was destroyed by the Meckering earthquake.

This is not an entry to the competition but we found it quite amusing so it's made it way into our collection of pictures.

Cast plaque commemorating the Castle Hotel in York

Cast plaque on the Old Council Chambers in York commemorating the bi-centenary celebrations.

Cast plaque on the Bank of Australasia in York commemorating the bi-centenary celebrations.

Engraved bronzed plaque on the old Police Station in York.

This is typical of what is on many (not all) of our old plaques so keep your eyes out for plaques with this on, it's absolute proof that we manufactured it and could be what ensures your submission wins the Dinner for 2 prize.

Engraved Bronze plaque for the National Trust Building in York

Engraved polished brass plaque on the York Motor Museum

This photo was given to us several years ago by some people we knew who had purchased a house which had this plaque mounted at the entrance.  Unfortunately we've lost the details of who it was that gave it to us and what year the plaque was manufactured but the plaque has a Wilson & Co inscription on it.  If you recognise this plaque we'd love to hear from you.

Northam Town Hall - Restoration & Centenary Celebration opened by Mayor J.E. Smith

Commemorating the renovations to an Old Convent in Northam

A Hall in Northam built as a memorial to the fallen members of the Northam RSL

Plaque outside a long established funeral director's office in Northam

Chrome plated honour roll commemorating the women of Northam in the Armed Forces from 1941-1945

Wall of remembrance in Northam 

Cast plaque listing the Northam and District Volunteers in Service during World War II

Engraved bronzed plaque commemorating the Volunteers from Northam to the Service of Australia during World War II.

Engraved polished brass plaques on a Wall of Remembrance in Northam

An engraved brass plaque commemorating the restoration of a veranda in Northam the was destroyed by the Meckering earthquake.

This is not an entry to the competition but we found it quite amusing so it's made it way into our collection of pictures.

Cast plaque commemorating the Castle Hotel in York

Cast plaque on the Old Council Chambers in York commemorating the bi-centenary celebrations.

Cast plaque on the Bank of Australasia in York commemorating the bi-centenary celebrations.

Engraved bronzed plaque on the old Police Station in York.

This is typical of what is on many (not all) of our old plaques so keep your eyes out for plaques with this on, it's absolute proof that we manufactured it and could be what ensures your submission wins the Dinner for 2 prize.

Engraved Bronze plaque for the National Trust Building in York

Engraved polished brass plaque on the York Motor Museum

If you'd like to make a submission you can do so by filling out the form below and attaching your photo.  We will be sending a small gift to all of you who make a legitimate submission.  It's likely that if the plaque is an old one it will have something like "Wilson & Co" or "Wilsons Engraving Works" engraved at the bottom right hand corner.  The practise of adding our company name to the bottom of the plaques we manufactured ceased in the 1980's as some clients understandably didn't want our name published on their plaque.  It's possibly a sign of how advertising has developed so rather than seeing it as a proud manufacturer standing by their product as was the case prior to the 1980's it morphed into being considered an underhanded way of advertising so we no longer do it.

The date of manufacture will often be obvious by what is engraved on the plaque.

Happy hunting, we look forward to hearing from you.....

 Click Here to go to the entry form