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Plate, License

Object Name:
Plate, License
Object ID:
2012.043.465
Creator:
Baltimore Enamel Novelty Company
Place of Origin:
Baltimore, MD
Date:
1913
Description:
License plate, New Hampshire automobile dealer. Porcelain on steel. Horizontal rectangle with rounded corners. White on green: "NH" vertically on left, "A62A" in center, and "1913" vertically on right. Two horizontal slots at top. A round hole in each corner. Bottom right hole has a metal ring. Reverse: white enamel coating, with stenciled black label in oval: "THE BALTIMORE ENAMEL NOVELTY CO / ENAMELED IRON / SIGNS / FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES / DRAWN AND STAMP WORK / OF ALL KINDS / BALTIMORE, MD".
Material:
Metal
Steel
Dimensions:
H-6 W-13.2 inches
Provenance:
One of 771 New Hampshire license plates bequeathed by Stanley A. Hamel (1927-2012) of Seabrook, NH, who was a member of the NH House of Representatives, 1965-75, and chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Stanley A. Hamel
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