1911 PA Township Vehicle License

[Kiros32]

~ Posted for a fellow Allegheny County Resident ~

I think he wants to know what this license was used for, ie carriage, chaffeur, etc, and where it would have been on the vehicle.

"I own an item that is imprinted (stamped) as a “Chartiers Township Vehicle License”. It is made from heavy bronze and has a slight curve to its shape. It is slotted at one end and has a small hole in the other end. The dimensions are 3” in width and 1 1/2“ in height.

The upper part of this plate has “CHARTIERS TOWNSHIP VEHICLE LICENSE” stamped into the metal, the number “7” about the center and “1H” in the lower left and “1911” in the lower right It appears that it was held on a motor vehicle or horse drawn wagon by a thin leather strap. On the back side (and barely noticable) and stamped in very small letters (all caps too) are the name of “CUNNINGHAM" and "PGH. PA”.

 

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[creskol]

I think that is a 1 Horse (1H) vendor tag for trading from a wagon. It could be either mounted to the wagon or hang from a bridle leather.
I had one similar from Baltimore, and that is what it was ID'd as.

 

[Kiros32]

Thanks man. Do you have a picture of yours?

 

[Kiros32]

^^ Could use some more guesses or information on this if possible. I am quite curious myself as to what it is. I can't seem to find any examples or references to vendor trade tags anywhere.

 

[creskol]

Thanks man. Do you have a picture of yours?

^^ Could use some more guesses or information on this if possible. I am quite curious myself as to what it is. I can't seem to find any examples or references to vendor trade tags anywhere.

Took me a while to find them, but here are three of similar purpose.