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Tractor Dealer

From AllAboutLicensePlates.com: "[This type] May have begun 1916, although other aspects of this law went into effect during 1915, as no effective date given. It is possible regular Dealer plates were issued starting in mid-1915 in a higher number series, since X5093 seen, yet there were only 4,834 registrations. There were 12 Tractor Dealer registrations in 1915. 1915 law required the word "DEALER" and the letter "X" on plates, so regular Dealer plates could have sufficed for 1915." Accordingly, this site believes that 1916 is the first year for this type as its own type.


1940 - 1949



1940

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: dark blue on gold
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1941

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: gold on dark blue
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1942

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: dark blue on gold
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1943

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No tabs known

Tabs used instead of a new annual plate in order to conserve steel for the war effort. Tabs were affixed to the 1942 plate they used during 1942. Number etched into tab does not match 1942 plate number. It is unknown if Tractor Dealer tabs had their own serial sequence or if it was shared with Dealer.

Tabs measure 1 7/8" x 2 1/8"

Issued in singles

Colors: black on red
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1944

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: gold on dark blue
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1945

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: dark blue on gold
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1946

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: gold on dark blue
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1947

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: dark blue on gold
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1948

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: gold on dark blue
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format

1949

Notes Number Plate Personalized Plate Sample Plate
Observed serial range:
No plates known

Plate measurements unknown

Manufactured in Pennsylvania prisons

Issued in singles

Colors: dark blue on gold
Not offered on this format Not offered on this format