Vehicle identification system

Abstract

A kit for facilitating the reproduction of a selected array of alphanumeric characters on a variety of receiving surfaces. The kit contains a set of stencils, with a first stencil having a plurality of cutouts in a desired array and with registration marks at opposite edge portions about the cutouts. A plurality of second stencils, are provided, each of which has a cutout defining an alphanumeric character intermediate the edges of the second stencil, generally corresponding to the size of the cutouts in the first stencil. The cutouts in the second stencils have registration marks about the edge portions thereof. The edge portions of said second stencils can be made to coincide with the edge portions of the cutouts in the first stencil, the registration marks associated with the coinciding edge portions of the first and second stencils serving as indicia to indicate the orientation of the alphanumeric character second stencils to be interconnected with the array of cutouts in the first stencil. Locating a first stencil at a desired location on a receiving surface provides a guide for locating a plurality of selected alphanumeric character stencils on the receiving surface, and then for reproducing the selected array of alphanumeric characters on the receiving surface. Where the receiving surface is the glass window of an automobile, the characters are preferably etched onto the window by means of a glass-etching composition.

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