Motor bicycle plate

[rvrpilot]

I found this awhile back and thought it was pretty neat,it is a 1916 Illinois motor vehicle/motor bicycle registration tag, across the bottom it says motor vehicle and bicycle law,it appears to be made out of aluminum. Has anyone else every come across one of these before?

 

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[72cheyenne]

Found one similar myself, only from Arkansas.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,218764.0.html
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,218743.0.html

 

[doublet2a]

I have found a couple of those type for cars, but never seen one for "MOTOR BICYCLE" before.
That's a cool find


Tim

 

[taz42o]

Nice find.
Here is a good site about them.

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/special/plate_history/1907movie.html

 

[whynot]

Looks like they were pretty rare... Motorcycle aluminum registration disks were only required there from 1911 to 1917. Great find!
-whynot

 

[Tony in SC]

Around the turn of the century alot of states but mostly cities taxed anything that moved. That tag (tax tag)was probably for a car or motorcycle but it was also issued for the newest form of powered transportation, the motorized bicycle. Several companies sold engines for bicycles starting about 1914. The most popular was the Smith Motor Wheel. I try to get some pics later. Tony

 

[Ramitt]

The most popular was the Smith Motor Wheel. I try to get some pics later. Tony

Yougo me curious, so I found this.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pattle/nacc/arc0465.htm

and more
http://buyvintage1.wordpress.com/page-1-1915-smith-motorwheel-iver-johnson-cycle/