Wall to wall license plates

To many, they are just old pieces of metal, discarded when new ones are issued, but to James Wheeler, old license plates are a treasure, a part of history. And for the past 10 years he’s been searching swap meets, antique stores, auctions and garage sales, looking for unique plates to add to his collection. 

“They are out there he says,” you just have to be patient.”

In his upstairs “man cave” Wheeler estimates there are 700 plates on the walls, all from Iowa. That’s some heavy-duty wall covering. One niche of the dormered room is covered with Boone County plates. 

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