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| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1925 | Events of 1926 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1927 |
Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1926. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Passenger baseplates
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Nebraska | White on green; "NEB 1926" at right | none | 1-12345 10-1234 |
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Wisconsin | Embossed black serial on cream plate; "WIS" at right, weight class over "26" at left | none | A123-456 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes were A, B, C, D, and E |
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Non-passenger plates
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Wisconsin | City bus | Embossed black serial on cream plate; unknown format | Coded by weight class | ||
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Dealer | Embossed black serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" over "26" at right; embossed solid star at left | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | The number is the dealer number, the letter is the plate number for that dealer. | |
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Duplicate | Embossed black serial on cream plate; vertical "WIS" at left, weight class over "26" at right; "DUPLICATE" embossed under serial | 123 A | Coded by weight class | ||
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Interurban bus | Embossed black serial on cream plate; unknown format, though reported to have a vertical "BUS" before the weight class at left | Coded by weight class | Interurban bus plates began 1926. Truck plates were issued before interurban bus plates were issued. | ||
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Motorcycle | Embossed black serial on cream plate; "W" over "26" at left | 1234A | 1 A to approximately 2100A | Used on regular motorcycles | |
| 123B | 1 B to approximately 800B | Used on motorcycles with sidecars | ||||
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Municipal | Embossed white serial on brown plate; vertical "WIS" at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 3100 | Undated issue from 1924-1929; motorcycle version also available | |
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Truck | Embossed black serial on cream plate; "WIS" at right, weight class over "26" at left; vertical "TRUCK" in between date and serial | A 12-345 | Coded by weight class | Weight classes were A, B, C, D, E, and F |
See also
References
- ^ Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
- ^ Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
- ^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
- ^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.