Sunday, August 25, 2024
Sunday, July 21, 2024 -- Long Beach Antique Swap -- Part 27 - Great Dane trailer badge
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| Trailer maker. Based out of Savannah, Georgia. Company goes back to 1900. This version of their logo appears to have been used in and around the 1990s. The badge is made to a very high standard out of cast metal. It was chrome plated first then portions painted after (similar to how old steel bicycle frames were done to have shiny chrome portions of the frame). |
In the 1930s, Great Dane made the tanker bodies for fuel trucks like this one.
Friday, August 23, 2024
Sunday, July 21, 2024 -- Long Beach Antique Swap -- Part 26 - Porcelain 1916-1919 California License Plate
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| 1914 was the first year of official license plates in California. For 1914 & 1915, the plates were made with the year as part of the plate. Thus, the plates were only good for one year. For 1916, California started using this dark blue on white plate. These were used for four years, 1916-1919. The year was noted in a metal tag that was attached above the "CAL" on the plate. Thus, only the tag had to be switched instead of the entire plate. |
Example of a1916 tag (image found online)
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