At the 2023 ALPCA license plate convention in Denver this year, our friend, Chris Fretta, found a real treasure…in the early 1900s, license plates were made with steel bases covered with porcelain to assure their long life…one of the most well-known manufacturers was the Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Company…as seen on the 1915 California plate’s backside, their company information was stenciled to assure legitimacy and brand identity..Chris found a sample of the firm’s advertising prop among the plates on display at the show…and it is beautifully made out of porcelain!!…not an inexpensive business card, but certainly now an artifact for posterity.
