Plate, License
- Object Name:
- Plate, License
- Object ID:
- 2012.043.560
- Creator:
- Baltimore Enamel Novelty Company
- Place of Origin:
- Baltimore, MD
- Date:
- 1914
- Description:
- License plate, New Hampshire commercial vehicle. Porcelain on steel. Horizontal rectangle with rounded corners. White on green: "NH" vertical on left side, "0 1101" in center, "1914" vertical on right side. "COMMERCIAL" centered at bottom. Two horizontal slots at top. A small round hole in each corner. Round metal fastener in bottom holes. Reverse: white enamel coating. "THE BALTIMORE ENAMEL NOVELTY CO. BALTIMORE. MD." arched around oval stamp; "ENAMELED IRON / SIGNS / FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES / DRAWN AND STAMP WORK / OF ALL KINDS" centered in oval stamp. Double stamped.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Enamel - 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
- People:
- Hamel, Stanley A. (1927-2012)
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