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New York State Emission Inspection Sticker, 1976

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Artifact Overview

State-mandated car safety inspections began to include emissions checks by the late 1970s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Sticker

Date Made

1976

Subject Date

1976

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

2011.155.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Gray (Color)
Red
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.375 in.
Width: 2.375 in.

Inscriptions

Sticker side: NEW YORK STATE / INSPECTION / CERTIFICATE / 1976 / 6028359 Backing: INSPECTOR: REMOVE THIS STICKER / BEFORE INSPECTING THIS VEHICLE / MV-1082 / (1/75) / MOTORIST WARNING / THIS STICKER EXPIRES / ON THE LAST DAY OF THE / MONTH PUNCHED IN THE / YEAR 1976 / DIRECT COMPLAINTS TO: / DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES / VEHICLE INSPECTION / ALBANY, N.Y. 12228
New York State Emission Inspection Sticker, 1976