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In the earliest days of motoring, automobile ownership was a mark of distinction and wealth.... In the latter half of the nineteenth century, automobiles were largely still a flight of fancy obsessed over by entrepreneurs and scientists, but they quickly became a reality, By the turn of the century, commercially manufactured vehicles were now available, but they remained luxury item that few could afford....
At first, the numbers placed on cars were crude, sometimes written right on the vehicle, although more commonly fashioned by the owner out of metal, leather, or wood.......

Of course, cities, counties, and states quickly realized that the automobile was here to stay and wanted a piece of the revenue, and the era of the homemade plate soon gave way to standardized official issues... This change began in New England in 1903, when Massachusetts issued its first porcelain license plates to vehicle registrants with an attractive, undated plate designed to be used for the next five years, Porcelain manufacturing for signs and kitchenware had been around since the middle of the previous century, so the application to license plates was not as much of a stretch as one might at first think, Rather than being an expensive high-class accessory befitting the motoring elite, porcelain license plates were actually a very logical choice.....
Effective metal stamping was still a decade away and porcelain manufacturing had been perfected and required no skilled labor, With this first Massachusetts plate, the era of the porcelain license plates had begun...... We have here, a matching set of 1913 Pennsylvania porcelain license plate"s. .....
Beginning in 1910, Pennsylvania license plates were assigned to the vehicle rather than the driver, To drive home that point, a metal tab in the shape of a keystone was rivited to the license plate....stamped on the tab were the words Not Transferable at the top and Makers Number at the bottom.....
Engraved on the center of the tab was the maker"s number, or the vehicle serial number, better known today as the VIN number, The keystone tab was attached to the left side of the plate, above it was the Penna state abbreviation, and below it was the four-digit year.......
Unfortunately both of these are missing their Keystone badge"s, there is also some rust and porcelain chipping aswell .......
Each measures 14 by 6......
These are a real find for any collector....We are pleased to offer them.......
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Sale Price: US $225.00