A brass sign for the National Coal Board Northern ( N & C ) Division No 3 Area Marketing Department. Cleared out of John Gall's old office December 2006. It is a brass plate with engraved capital letters filled in black enamel. , , , , It is fixed with 6 screwholes. Makers name at front bottom right. :- Van Der Velde and company 32, The Side. Made in Newcastle post 1947. 177 mm x 570 mm x 2 mm. It is in good condition.