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Plate, License

Object number2016.58.12

Date1918

MediumMetal

Credit LineGift of Jon Freedman

DescriptionRectangular black metal license plate with rounded corners. Raised gray text on front: at left is state abbreviation and year above and below a keystone-shaped plate mounted with three rivets; plate has raised text and maker's number; at right is gray license plate number.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 6 × 13.625 × 0.188 in. (15.2 × 34.6 × 0.5 cm)
InscriptionsRaised gray text on front:
At left in gray is "PENNA / 1918"; between with state abbreviation and the year is a keystone-shaped plate with raised text "NOT / TRANSFERABLE / 268381 / MAKERS / NUMBER";
At right is gray number "12837".
Historical NotesMax & Erma’s is a national restaurant chain with locations around Pittsburgh, one of the first being in the Gimbel’s department store downtown. The Ohio based company spread throughout the region on the 80s and 90s after starting a chain in 1972 based on the original Columbus, Ohio restaurant. The stores are covered in local memorabilia, some reproduced and some original. The South Hills locations has been there since 1990 and closed in 2016, we took some of the memorabilia that was local and original including this Pennsylvania license plate dated 1918.

Previous owner Max & Erma's

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