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Drivers' Badges

It should be noted that the state first issued plates in 1906, and the plates from 1906 thru 1909, while displayed on the vehicle, were assigned to the driver rather than the vehicle.  These first plates served as the Drivers License until 1910.  In 1910 plates continued to be issued to the vehicle and a separate license was issued to the Driver.

A few words about Drivers' Badges:  Such badges were issued with different wording, apparently for different purposes, and for different time periods. 

·       Badges marked LICENSED DRIVER were issued starting in 1910 and ended after 1919.  Some of these were issued in conjunction with Chauffer Cards. 

·       There was another class of badges marked SPECIAL LICENSED DRIVER.  These were issued from 1910 and ended after 1913. 

·       Finally there was a badge class called LICENSED OPERATOR that were issued from 1916 to 1929.  Information obtained from http://www.chauffeurbadges.com/45.html

More information and certain images are needed on Drivers' Badges.

Click on images below to enlarge.

 

1910

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse

 

Image added 3/19

 

Special Licensed Driver

Image needed

 

 

 

1911

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse

 

 

Image added 3/19

 

Special Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse


from Mike Alfonse

 

 

 

 

 

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1912

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse


from Mike Alfonse

 

 

 

 

 

Image added 3/19

 

Special Licensed Driver

Image needed

 

 

 

1913

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse

 

 

Image added 3/19

 

Special Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse

 

Image added 3/19

 

Chauffeur's Law Book

Pennsylvania Section

from Mike Alfonse

 

 

 

 

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1914

Licensed Driver

from Harry Nowak


from Mike Alfonse

 

 

 

 

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1915

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse

 

Image added 3/19

 

 

1916

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse


from Mike Alfonse

 

 

 

 

 

Image added 3/19

 

Licensed Operator

Image needed

 

 

 

1917

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse

 

Image added 3/19

 

Licensed Operator

Image needed

 

 

 

1918

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse

 

Image added 3/19

 

Licensed Operator

Image needed

 

 

 

1919

Licensed Driver

from Mike Alfonse


from Mike Alfonse

 

 

 

 

 

Image added 3/19

 

Licensed Operator

Image needed

 

 

 

1920 through 1926

Licensed Operator

Images needed

 

 

 

1927

Licensed Operator

from Mike Alfonse

 

 

Image added 3/19

 

 

1928

Licensed Operator

from Mike Alfonse

 

 

Image added 3/19

 

 

1929

Licensed Operator

from Worthpoint

 

 

Image added 3/19

 

 

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Images and photos are always welcome.  Please send to:

 

Jordan Irazabal
jordan.irazabal @t gmail (dot) com

John McDevitt
jmcd1 @t ptd (dot) net