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1940/50s PLATE - FLORIDA - "SUNSHINE
STATE" - VERNON KILNS
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THIS IS AN OLD COLLECTOR'S STATE PLATE OF
FLORIDA. THE PLATE IS APRX 10 3/8" DIAMETER AND HAS A BLUE UNDERGLAZE. THE
FRONT DEPICTS -- OLDEST (WOODEN) SCHOOL HOUSE IN THE USA ST. AUGUSTINE,
FLORIDA; 80K TOWER, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA; MARINELAND SCENES LIKE THIS ARE
DUPLICATED EVERY DAY; SILVER SPRINGS NEAR OCALA, FLORIDA; DAYTONA BEACH SO
AUTOMOBILES CAN DRIVE ABREAST DOWN THE BROAD SANDS; STATE CAPITOL TALLAHASSEE,
FLORIDA; AMERICAS SOUTHERNMOST HOUSE, KEY WEST FLORIDA; HIALEAH RACE TRACK,
MIAMI FLORIDA. THE REVERSE READS: FLORIDA THE SUNSHINE STATE BY VERNON
KILNS U.S.A. BY THE LOOKS OF IT, I BELIEVE IT TO BE FROM THE 1950s OR
EARLIER, BUT I AM NOT SURE. IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION -- NOT CRACKED OR
CHIPPED!!
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