Vehicle Registration.

[cacarpetbagger]

A friend found this brass vehicle registration detecting an 1880's farm house and I think it is pretty cool. I could not turn up anything with my limited search skills and thought you search gurus might come up with something. I contacted one antique license plate website but have not heard anything from them. I did not think to measure it but it is around 4 inches long.

 

[cacarpetbagger]

That's how good my memory is I thought it said registration, oh well.

 

[epackage]

Great early San Francisco license plate...

 

[blobbottlebob]

Very nice. Total guess, but I wonder if it's for a horse and buggy? The state of automobiles in 1906 (I think it says SF (San Fran?)) is very slim. I know that it wasn't until around the 19 teens almost that state's realized the chance for fees to help regulate a growing industry.

 

[botlguy]

I don't collect such things and don't know anything about it but I like it,,,,, A LOT.

 

[cacarpetbagger]

ORIGINAL: blobbottlebob

Very nice. Total guess, but I wonder if it's for a horse and buggy? The state of automobiles in 1906 (I think it says SF (San Fran?)) is very slim. I know that it wasn't until around the 19 teens almost that state's realized the chance for fees to help regulate a growing industry.

That was my guess also, maybe even commercial wagons?

 

[epackage]

BBB may be right, the state of California didn't start issuing plates until 1914, but that doesn't mean that San Fran didn't have their own for cars at that time, but it seems highly unlikely...

 

[epackage]

ORIGINAL: epackage

BBB may be right, the state of California didn't start issuing plates until 1914, but that doesn't mean that San Fran didn't have their own for cars at that time, but it seems highly unlikely...

My bad, they required plates as of 1905, the 1914 date was for porcelain plates...

 

[cobaltbot]

While I was sick I remember reading Seabiscuit and the owner Charles Howard made most of his money by having an early Buick dealership in San Fran. The 1906 earthquake actually helped him get rich I think. His son was later killed in a car accident - great book , fascinating story. Yours might of been on one of his!

 

[blobbottlebob]

Hey Cobalt. I loved Seabiscuit. Her other book Unbroken is excellent as well. Check it out next time you need a good read.