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ABBOTT MOTOR Detroit radiator emblem |
The ABBOTT - DETROIT lived from 1909 to 1916. It was a fashion to take the name of the town where made onto the car name. Their production peak was 1912 with 1,817 cars sold. On the back of the original emblem is a makers mark: S.D. CHILDS CHICAGO
This emblem is from the Lee Roy Hartung / Chicago collection put up for auction in 2011
Dimensions | 11.3 cm x 4.9 cm |
Year | 1912 |
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ABBOTT emblem with contemporary ad |
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backside of an original emblem with makers mark from S.D. CHILDS |
For more beautiful emblems from other automobiles see top right of this page ( list of car makers ).
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