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Taxi


April 1947 - circa 1976

Manufacturer: Unknown
Material: Stainless steel
Colors: Silver/off-white/gold on red
Dimensions: 5.5" x 9.5"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Taxi plates were first authorized on April 10, 1947. Steel numbers were used through the end of 1949, then off-white Scotchlite reflective numbers, then gold numbers. Station wagon taxis received PC numbers on the red base.

Serial range observed: Number issuance is random



Circa 1976 - circa 2009

Manufacturer: Demco (Milford, DE)
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on dark blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles

Serial range observed: 1049 - 1698



Circa 2009 - Present

Manufacturer: Waldale Manufacturing Limited (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Material: Aluminum
Colors: Gold on dark blue
Dimensions: 6" x 12"
Pairs/singles?: Singles
Notes: Three font variations:
(1) Thin ("Waldale 1", July 2002 - Early 2003)
(2) Thicker ("Waldale 2", Early 2003 - 2006)
(3) Copy of Demco font ("Waldale 3", 2006 - Present)
Beveled edges around plate added around March 2010.

Serial range observed:
- Waldale 1: TX2003 - TX2217, also TX202 - TX614
- Waldale 2: TX2219 - TX2220
- Waldale 3: TX1726 (only new number observed)
(Only new registrations shown; numbers from former bases also observed reprinted on these formats)



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