BEAN

BEAN radiator emblem

The British BEAN  ( 1919 - 1929) was a remodelling of the PERRY light car, whose manufactures were taken over by Harper Sons & Bean. Their best year was 1922 with ca 4,000 cars sold.
There are two sizes of this beautiful emblem. A collectors dream.
 Here you see the smaller  one.

Dimensions	7.0 cm x 5.8 cm
Year	1922
Estimate

Here you see the first BEAN radiator emblem. It is a three color emblem with the lion in brass.

Dimensions	7.7 cm x 6.8 cm
Year	1919 - 1920
Estimate

And here you see the last BEAN radiator emblem, before it became BEAN HADFIELD. So we can date it to 1926.

For more beautiful emblems from other automobiles see top right of this page ( list of car makers ).