Answers.Body: <p>This 2x4 plate belongs to the </p>
  
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  <li><strong>housing of an old 4.5V train motor</strong>. </li>
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  <p>There are some scratches on the edge of your plate, most likely from an attempt to pry it off with a screwdriver. </p>
  
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Answers.Text: I think you are correct @Uli, the marks you noticed appear to be from the glue that held it to the motor housing. I have a better picture of the surface but I am not sure how to add it without messing something up.
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Body: <p>Another odd-ball in my endless sorting and cleaning: a basic 2x4 black plate, but with two raised hollow tubes, larger than a stud. No part number. Here's a picture of it:</p>
  
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Title: Trying to identify old 2x4 plate
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ThreadText: # Trying to identify old 2x4 plate
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-03)
  
  Another odd-ball in my endless sorting and cleaning: a basic 2x4 black plate, but with two raised hollow tubes, larger than a stud. No part number. Here's a picture of it:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/qpeSN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/qpeSN.jpg)
  
  **Tags:** part-identification
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-04. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
  
  This 2x4 plate belongs to the
  
  * **housing of an old 4.5V train motor**.
  
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  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TG8Vl.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/TG8Vl.jpg)
  
  There are some scratches on the edge of your plate, most likely from an attempt to pry it off with a screwdriver.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I think you are correct @username_1, the marks you noticed appear to be from the glue that held it to the motor housing. I have a better picture of the surface but I am not sure how to add it without messing something up.  
  
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