HACKETT / USA

 

HACKETT Motor Car Co. / Jackson (Michigan) and Grand Rapids (Michigan)  / USA  (1916 - 1919)

It's that time again, and I can show you a super rare emblem, of which, to my knowledge, there has never been an emblem or a photo showing an original emblem!  It belongs to the short-lived automobile company HACKETT Motor Car Co., founded by Mansell Hackett, which manufactured vehicles in Jackson, Michigan, USA, from 1916 to 1919 in the former ARGO Motor Co. factory. 

The company later moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to Wikipedia, only 118 vehicles were built in total, which is what makes the emblem so rare.

 

 

 

 

Size	c. 5.0 cm x 6.0 cm
Year	1916 - 1919
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1917 advertisement  showing the emblem  (collection Kurt Hohl)

1917 advertisement ( source de.Wkipedia.org )

 

HACKETT radiator emblem as found

 

To my knowledge not a single Hackett vehicle has survived. But there was a drawing of a HACKETT emblem, which was made by the Swedish boy Gustaf Moeller back in the 1920s. Gustaf lived near the ferry port in Helsingborg / Sweden and drew the emblems of the waiting cars there. What a great hobby that still helps and delights us a hundred years later. Here, it helped to reconstruct the original colors.

 

 

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DODGE BROTHERS / USA

DODGE BROTHERS / DETROIT / USA  (1914 - present )

The DODGE BROTHERS automobile factory was founded by Horace Elgin Dodge and John Francis Dodge in 1914. Even after the death of the two brothers in 1920, the company continued to operate successfully until today. I

It is a great pleasure to collect DODGE emblems, because there is always the chance of finding new, unknown emblems, meaning that no collection will  be ever complete. In addition there are numerous hood ornaments that DODGE used.

It is virtually impossible to show and discuss all the Dodge emblems that have been created in the more than 110-year history of this remarkable company. Therefore, I will limit myself here to a selection of noteworthy emblems.

Let´s start with the most famous emblem of the nineteen-twenties.This logo used between 1914 and around 1925 does not, as one might assume at first glance, depict a Star of David, but rather two intertwined Greek letters delta. This is intended to symbolize the deep bond that the two brothers maintained throughout their lives:

You see two intertwined Greek letters Delta, not the Star of David !

Size	5.8 cm
Year	1917 - 1925
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What a beautifully colored advertisement from 1924, seen in a Swedish magazine.

This emblem comes from the collection of Lee Roy Hartung, which was auctioned in Chicago in 2011, where I was able to purchase it. It is larger than the usual round DODGE emblems.

Size	6.5  cm
Year	c. 1924
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backside of the emblem with Lee Roy Hartung´s signature

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The next variation where the emblem was made with blue enamel only:

Size	5.8 cm
Year	c. 1925
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Here is an interesting advertisement from 1926 that appeared in the Belgian/French magazine “ENGLEBERT”:

Close up of the emblem from the advertisement: the word “AUTOMOBILES” appears on the emblem instead of DETROIT USA or CANADA. This is an advertising idea. Such an emblem never appeared on the vehicles.

DODGE assembled in Canada

Size	5.8 cm
Year	1917 - 1925
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down right: 1927 - 1928 radiator emblem

Size	4.8 cm  x 4.8 cm
Year	1927 - 1928
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1927 - 1928 brochure showing the new emblem

Another rarity. I guess it is a prototype since it has only appeared on the market once so far:

Size	5.0 cm  x 5.3 cm
Year	unknown
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Backside of the prototype emblem, which indicates that it was attached to the radiator with a metal crown, like a standard emblem 

In 1931, a new emblem appeared, this time with wings. There are also numerous variations of this emblem with different enamel colors, primarily blue and orange.

Size	14.5 cm x 4.6 cm
Year	1931 - 1932
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Another interesting emblem. The SURREY DODGE was a British DODGE truck brand with a large content of British components. Thank you Gerd for this information.

Size	14.5 cm  x 4.6 cm
Year	1933
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And here comes the next country-specific DODGE emblem, this time from Sweden:

 

Size	5.0  cm  x 11.1 cm
Year	c. 1940
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Size	5.0  cm  x 11.1 cm
Year	c. 1940
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Dodge emblem made in Stockholm / Sweden by Sporrong & CO

Here you can see a sales brochure for the French market, which features an emblem with wings:

Size	8.9 cm x 3.6  cm
Year	1931
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In 1941, a coat of arms appeared on the DODGE emblem for the first time. I was told that it was the Dodge family coat of arms. May be it is just a fantasy emblem, but in any case it turned out beautiful. There are also numerous variations of the emblems featuring this motif.

1946 - 1948 trunk emblem

Size	5.3 cm x 6.7 cm
Year	1946- 1948
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1946 - 1948 hood emblem

Size	4.2 cm x 9.1 cm
Year	1946- 1948
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1949 - 1950 front emblem

Size	8.1 cm x 10.4 cm
Year	1949- 1950
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Would you like to become an employee at DODGE? Here is your employee badge.

And here comes another rarity. This emblem was only produced in enamel for a very short time after WWII; I am only aware of plastic emblems with this design.

Size	4.8 cm x 6.0 cm
Year	c. 1950
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Here is the next unusual post-war DODGE emblem. It shows a bee in racing outfit and was mounted on vehicles from 1969 to 1971:

Size	9.6 cm  x 4.8 cm
Year	1969- 1971
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I will end my DODGE emblem gallery—for now—with this modern emblem of a DODGE VIPER. Why? Because, unlike almost all emblems used at that time, it was not made of plastic, but using traditional techniques from metal with (transparent) enamel:

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SCANIA / SWEDEN

 

SCANIA / MALMÖ / SWEDEN ( 1901 - today )

In 1900, MASKINFABRIK AB SCANIA was still only manufacturing bicycles. The first experimental cars were built in 1901/1902. Very few vehicles were produced between 1902 and 1912. A merger with the VABIS brand from Södertälje near Stockholm took place in 1912. Since then, the vehicles  carried the double name: SCANIA - VABIS.

The last passenger vehicle was built in 1929.  Since then, SCANIA has been focusing on truck and bus manufacturing. In 1967, SCANIA merged with SAAB. This merger was dissolved again in 1995.

 

All emblems feature the crowned eagle head from Malmö's city coat of arms: 

This is one of SCANIA's first enameled emblems, recognizable by the fact that it only bears the name SCANIA VABIS, but not yet the addition “Aktiebolaget.” 

 

 

Size	6.4 cm
Year	c. 1912 - 1920
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The SCANIA coat of arms could already be seen at the entrance to the factory in 1902.

 

 

1924 advertisement in a Swedish magazine

 

Size	8.4 cm  x 5.9  cm
Year	1921 - 1927
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backside with makers mark from WESTINS ATELIJE

 

 

 

 

Here comes a modification of the emblem. Now you can see stones instead of dots in the inner part of the emblem, around the eagle's head. I guess this design was used in the nineteenfifties and sixties..

 

Size	6.4 cm
Year	until - 1967
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backside with makers mark from WESTINS STOCKHOLM

A special feature was the cap for the water in the radiator, which bore an emblem.

The first cap with emblem appeared in 1932. It was also found on the SACANIA-VABIS CF-bussar from 1959 to 1966. A truly outstanding collector's item!

 

Size	6.4 cm ( emblem only )
Year	1959 - 1966
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With the SCANIA L50 truck, a new emblem appeared in 1968, which only shows the eagle's head from Malmö's city coat of arms. The successor model to the L111 also carried this emblem until 1982.

Size	6.4 cm
Year	1968 - 1982
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backside without makers mark

 

The simplified emblem was also used on the radiator cap for a short time:

 

Size	6.4 cm ( emblem only )
Year	c. 1968
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In 1955, a giant aluminum emblem was attached to the flat front of the SCANIA-VABIS bus type Capitol:

Size	21.5 cm x 23.0 cm
Year	1955
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 There was also a slightly smaller version of it, which I haven't been able to identify yet.

 

On the front of the 1966 SCANIA-VABIS bus type BF56  was this beautiful enameled emblem from HÄGGLUNDS , the company that manufactured the all-steel body ( you can read STALKAROSSERI on the emblem):

 

Size	9.3 cm x 11.0 cm ( emblem only )
Year	1966
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SCANIA-VABIS factories were located all over the world, for example in Netherlands, France, Brasil, and many other countries. Vehicles from the lesser-known factory in Brussels, Belgium, displayed the following special emblem:

Size	38.5 cm x 7.0 cm
Year	c. 1960
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Somehow, everything always ends up with plastic emblems, and SCANIA is no exception: 

 

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