INTERNATIONAL / USA

   INTERNATIONAL / CHICAGO / USA   ( 1907 - 1986 )   

INTERNATIONAL started production in 1906 / 1907 and offered vehicles under the name INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER until 1986.  In almost 80 years, there have been many different emblems, the history of which has already been described by Mike Shears. However, I can show you an emblem here that was previously unknown in this particular design, as there are other names under the company name INTERNATIONAL. The emblem was corroded and at first I couldn't read what it said. But after careful polishing, you can now read: C. RAMMELAERE  OSTENDE

This is  the INTERNATIONAL emblem, which was used immediately after WWII from 1947 to 1949.

But there was never a second line with a name. Here, the Belgian vehicle dealer C. RAMMELAERE from Ostend, Belgium, spared no expense or effort in having his own emblem made using the original emblem dies and adding his name on it. Until now, I was only aware of dealer emblems that had been added to the original factory emblem, e.g. here from FIAT . However, it seems that not many emblems were produced, as this is the first one to have appeared in years.

Size	13.0 cm x 5.3 cm
Year	1947 - 1949
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backside without makers mark

regular 1940 - 1950 INTERNATIONAL emblem without dealers name

Here is an emblem that was mounted separately and additionally, for example on a FIAT:

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JOUFFRET / FRANCE

               JOUFFRET S.A. / SURESNES / COLOMBES / FRANCE  ( 1920 - 1926 )

JOUFFRET was a French vehicle manufacturer founded by Leon Demeester in Suresnes, a suburb of Paris in 1920. It used engines from BALLOT, RUBY and SCAP. In 1924, the company SIDEA was acquired. Some vehicles were then marketed under the double name SIDEA - JOUFFRET (see photo below). According to estimates on the specialized website: automobilia8545  around 300 vehicles were manufactured during the company's existence. The German Wikipedia states that the company existed until 1928, while the English Wikipedia states that it only existed until 1926. Obviously, the end date is unclear.

 

Size	c.7.0  cm x 5.0 cm
Year	1920 - 1924
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photo courtesy by prewar.com

Size	c.7.0  cm x 5.0 cm
Year	1924
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ALBERT / UK

 ALBERT / VAUXHALL / CHISWICK / UK  ( 1920 - 1929 )

I am delighted to be able to present this very rare emblem here. Until recently, I did not know that any emblem from this brand had survived.
The vehicle from the ALBERT company was manufactured  by the vehicleGWYNNE'S Engineering Co. Ltd of Chiswick. This explains the striking similarity to the GWYNNE radiator emblem. 

 Information on the internet suggests that around 2,000 vehicles were built. I consider this estimate to be far too high, not least because the emblem is so rare. In any case, I haven't found any photos of surviving vehicles.

 

Size	2.7  cm x 4.9 cm
Year	1920 - 1929
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The company advertised with the slogan: “The Light Car of the Year,” as evidenced by this 1923 advertisement. However, the vehicle was never a commercial success, and production of the ALBERT was discontinued at least in 1930.

 

The GWYNNE emblem had an identical design, presumably to document its link to the GWYNNE factory:

 

 

 

 

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SIDEA / CHARLEVILLE - MEZIERES / FRANCE

 

SIDEA / CHARLEVILLE - MEZIERES / FRANCE  ( 1912 - 1925 ) 

The company from Charleville-Mézières began producing automobiles in 1912. The brand name was SIDEA = Societé Industrielle  Des Etablissements Automobiles .

In 1924, Léon Demeester, who had previously managed Demeester and Jouffret, took over the company and changed the brand name to Sidéa-Jouffret.

 

They started with a quite simple brass emblem, only the letters were enameled:

 

Size	c.7.0  cm x 5.0 cm
Year	c. 1912
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 SIDEA sold vehicles to Italy and Scandinavia:

 

Italian advertisement

 

1913 SIDEA with Danish licence plate

 

 Later there was an enameled emblem:

 

 

Size	c.7.0  cm x 5.0 cm
Year	c. 1913 - 1923
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In 1924 it was all over and SIDEA was absorbed by JOUFFRET. The last model had this wonderful emblem:

 

photo courtesy Prewarcar.com

Size	c.7.0  cm x 5.0 cm
Year	1924
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VOMAG / GERMANY

 VOMAG / PLAUEN / GERMANY ( 1915 - 1944 )

 

From 1915 to 1944, the company based in Plauen, Saxony, Germany, manufactured heavy trucks. The vehicles enjoyed a worldwide reputation. After the Second World War, the factory, which had already been severely bombed, was completely dismantled by Russian occupants and not replaced.

The brand name VOMAG is short for “Vogtländische Maschinenfabrik AG” (Vogtland Machine Factory). 

 

The first emblem was round and probably also enameled. However, I have never seen an original one. 

 

the round emblem was used from 1915 to 1921

VOMAG truck with round emblem showing above

1915 advertisment in Motor  Magazin by Braunbeck

Another advertisement showing the round emblem:

 

1918 ad in Motor Magazine by Braunbeck

 

In 1921 the VOMAG emblem became oval:

 

Size	c. 12 cm x 8  cm
Year	1921 - 1926
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1921 advertisement showing the oval emblem

From 1922 to 1936, the VOMAG script was  stamped into the radiator alongside the oval emblem on other truck models:

This VOMAG script was cut out of a radiator.

Size	c 25 cm  x 8 cm
Year	1922 - 1936
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1924 advertisement with oval badge

 

1928 advertisement showing a radiator with embossed script

From 1939 onwards, a logo was used in which the letter V was enclosed in a circle:

 

 

 

 

1942 VOMAG truck with round logo, seen in a German museum (Hartmannsdorf)

 

Last but not least, I would like to present this wonderful enamel sign. It is huge, measuring approximately 1 x 2 meters:

If I have classified the radiator correctly, it should be an enamel sign for a 1928 VOMAG.

 

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LLOYD / UK

LLOYD CARS Ltd. /  GRIMSBY  / UK  ( 1936 - 1939  / 1946 - 1951 ) 

LLOYD CARS Ltd. was a British motor manufacturer, founded by  Roland  Lloyd in 1936.

Please do not confuse this company with Lloyd, which was built in Germany before and after the Second World War. 

The Type 350, a genuine, very light cycle car, was built from 1936 to 1939. Immediately after the Second World War in1946 the company launched the Type 650. However, this was not a sales success, as the car was much too heavy and expensive, twice as expensive as a Ford Anglia, for example. 

About 600 vehicles were built by 1951, some of which were also exported. An original LLOYD 650 emblem is difficult to find because only a few were manufactured.

 

 

Size	7.7  cm 3.1 cm
Year	1946 - 1951
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backside without makers mark

 

 

The new LLOYD 650 was unveiled at a Cleethorpes trade fair in 1946

 

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MIKROMOBIL / HAMBURG / GERMANY

 

MIKROMOBIL / HAMBURG / GERMANY  ( 1920 - 1924 )

Another manufacturer that (almost) nobody knows. There isn't even an article about it on Wikipedia yet. In this respect, this post will now be the most comprehensive source of information about MIKROMOBIL-GESELLSCHAFT with a photo of the car and it´s emblem.

The MICROMOBIL - GESELLSCHAFT from Hamburg was founded in 1920.  The first version was launched in Leipzig the same year. It had an air-cooled 7/9 hp 2-cylinder engine.

In 1922 they offered a 6/24 hp version with a four-cylinder engine.  This vehicle was manufactured in Hamburg-Wandsbek, Johannesstr. 24. 

Not a single vehicle survived. The only remnant of this cyclecar is this emblem:

Size	c. 5.0  cm
Year	1921 - 1924
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 And here is the only contemporary photo I was able to find:

In this photo, you can clearly see that the vehicle has a round emblem. However, this could only be verified once an original was found. The photo is taken from the book “Das Klein-Auto von Ing. R. Hofmann”, published in 1924.

 

Their slogan was: Von Konstanz bis Kiel - im Mikromobil - das kostet nicht viel                                                              ( From Konstanz to Kiel—in a Mikromobil—it doesn't cost much ) :

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MERCEDES DAIMLER NUTZWAGEN / GERMANY

DAIMLER MERCEDES / GERMANY

This emblem is really difficult to date. However, it must have been used before 1926, i.e. before BENZ & Cie. and Daimler merged to form Mercedes-Benz.

The emblem also reads “NUTZWAGEN” (utility vehicle), whereas the usual term for trucks is “NUTZFAHRZEUG” (commercial vehicle). 

 

The manufacturing technique is also noteworthy. As  Bugatti, the enamel colors were not separated by metal bars. Instead, a type of screen printing technique was used.

 

Size	c. 10 cm
Year	c. 1920
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None of the advertisements I am aware of use the term “NUTZWAGEN” (utility vehicle). In 1921, for example, the name “LASTKRAFTWAGEN” (truck) was used by DAIMLER in the following advertisement:

 

 

I was even able to spot the emblem in question twice. Here it is still on the original brass radiator.

Based on the design of the radiator, I would date it to the early 1920s. Who knows more ?

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