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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Interesting that number plates were already a thing back then.

Apparently quite a bit earlier even:

France was the first country to introduce the registration plate with the enactment of the Paris Police Ordinance on 14 August 1893, followed by Germany in 1896.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate#History