HALLADAY / USA

HALLADAY radiator emblem

The HALLADAY Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 and moved to Ohio in 1917.
In 1920 they went into receivership and out of business.
This is a rare emblem. To my knowledge it is the only emblem where the maker´s name is inscribed on the front bottom of the emblem and reads: FORDM SPEC CO CHG´O.  This item is showing the original mounting holes.

Dimensions	2 1/2  inch
Year	1912
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Thank you Kurt for the pics and the information.

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KNOX / USA

The KNOX automobile company was established by Harry Austin Knox in Springfield / Massachusetts in 1900. The last KNOX car was produced in 1914. 
They  were in the truck business until 1927.
Here you see a superb emblem of high quality workmanship. The casting is incredible with 
veins on the oak leaves and acorns surrounding whole field of blue enamel. The four holes are original and used to screw the emblem on the radiator  of KNOX cars.

Dimensions	3 7/8 inch x 2 1/4 inch
Year	1912
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Backside with makers mark: Robinson Co Attleboro Mass

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

Thank you Kurt for the pics and the information.

PAN / USA

PAN  radiator emblem

The PAN  (St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1919 - 1921) was the result of what became one of the biggest stock swindles in the history of the American car industry. The founder Samuel Conner Pandolfo had sold some $ 9,500,000 in stock to some 70,000 people. In 1919, when the verdict was handed down, the company owed $ 250,000 and had only $ 5,000 cash on hand. Sam Pandolfo got 10 years.  History has revealed that 737 PANs have been built [Kimes,Clark].

Dimensions	6.5 cm x 5.8 cm
Year	1919 - 1921
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It is really difficult to find an original emblem.           So there are reproductions.

The original is silver plated !

                                      Original:                         Repro:

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BRASIER / FRANCE

 BRASIER  /  PARIS / FRANCE   ( 1902 - 1926 )

The French BRASIER started car production in 1902. It was a voiturette  (= very small car) of the German Benz type. The designer was Richard  so they called it RICHARD - BRASIER. Georges RICHARD left this firm in 1905 and the firm became known as BRASIER only. 

In 1926, the Brasier and Chaigneau companies merged to market vehicles under this dual name.

The emblems are showing a four - leafed clover. To my knowledge the Georges Richard 1903  had the first enameled radiator emblem ever made.

From this time on it became a fashion around the world. In the fifties the enamel was replaced by the much cheaper plastic.

 

 

 

 

 

Size	6.6 cm
Year	1906
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BRASIER radiator emblem

Size	6.6 cm
Year	c. 1908
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In 1920 the emblem became rectangulaire:

BRASIER emblem

Size	7.4 cm x 5.9 cm
Year	1920 - 1921
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1921 BRASIER with rectangulaire emblem

1921 advertisement showing the emblem and a factory mascot

This nice radiator is showing a very early BRASIER radiator emblem.

V - shaped radiator with two emblems and mascot

 

very nice motor meter emblem

 

 

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PLYMOUTH

PLYMOUTH / USA  ( 1928 -  2001 )

CHRYSLER Motors gave up making a four-cylinder CHRYSLER model  in 1928. For this field they created the new make PLYMOUTH to compete against FORD and CHEVROLET.
So from the beginning on PLYMOUTH was a mass producer.
That means for the collector that most of PLYMOUTH emblems are in the one star category.

Here you see a rare exception: the 1933 hood ornament with integrated emblem.
Pay attention the wings  are often broken or shortened.

PLYMOUTH mascot with emblem

Dimensions	emblem only: 5.0 cm x 3.3 cm
Year	1933
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Here you see the next exception: the 1935 mascot. Hard to find in a perfect shape !

PLYMOUTH hood ornament mounted on a hub cap.

Size	emblem only: 5.0cm x 3.4 cm
Year	1935
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What you see on every PLYMOUTH emblem is the ship named Mayflower which carried the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth / England across the Atlantic in 1620.

left: emblem from 1928 (export version)    right: emblem from 1930

Size	4.2 cm x 3.4 cm
Year	1928 - 1930
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Normally the PLYMOUTH emblems were enameled- but here we have a radiator that was assembled in Germany, so maybe it was a simpler version.

postcard of the 1936 PLYMOUTH

1940 - 1941 front emblem made in one piece ( no makers mark )

Size	4.6 cm x  10.1 cm
Year	1940 - 1942
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 1942 front page of a sales brochure

I don´t think that the emblem shown above and this one are identical...

PLYMOUTH emblem collection mounted on a contemporary ad

The PLYMOUTH emblem on top right is a rare find because of the original yellow enamel.

It is from the Lee Roy Hartung collection that was put up for auction in 2011.

Please look at my Lee Roy Hartung post and click here here .

 

 

 

 

 

This time no ship but a fish,  funny front emblem of a 1967 - 68 Plymouth Barracuda:

 

 

 

No ship, no fish but a kind of a rocket, the 1960 PLYMOUTH Suburban emblem:

no OLDSMOBILE, it is a PLYMOUTH badge !

 

 

For more emblems see older posts or top right  ( list of car makers ).

Mascots with incorporated emblem

HUDSON mascot with enameled emblem

In the beginning- thirties a few automobile producers had the great idea to combine the usual mascot with an enameled emblem. For me these mascots  are the most interesting automobile artifacts you can collect. But this period was very short and only few car producers as ESSEX, HUDSON, TERRAPLANE, PLYMOUTH, GRAHAM, FORD  and the French MATFORD and ROSENGART showed these ornaments.

Here you see the 1933 ornament of the HUDSON 8. It was designed by Dr. Avard T. Fairbanks.
Pay attention to the wings. They are often broken or shortened.
The valuation is for an intact ornament with emblem:

Size	emblem only: 4.7cm x 5.0 cm
Year	1933
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This is the export version of the 1932 HUDSON mascot as you can read USA on the emblem:

Here is the  ornament for the 1933 ESSEX TERRAPLANE 8:

Size	emblem only: 5.0 cm x 4.2 cm
Year	1933
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The new 1931 ESSEX was advertised as the ESSEX SUPER SIX.
 Here you see  a V- shaped emblem.

The valuation is for the complete mascot:

Size	emblem only: 4.5 cm x 3.8 cm
Year	1931
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Between 1934 and 1938 there were different mascots with incoporated emblems on CHRYSLER cars.
Here you see the rare 1938 ornament. Pay attention the long leg is often broken and  intact mascots are hard to find.

The valuation is for the complete mascot:

Size	emblem only: 3.2 cm x 3.2 cm
Year	1938
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Nothing special on this emblem. So if you find the mascot without emblem just buy it and add the emblem later.

GRAHAM followed the fashion to put a mascot with an incorporated emblem for a few years.
Here you see the  1934 mascot showing the three GRAHAM Brothers, Joseph, Robert and Ray.

Size	emblem only: 4.3 cm x 6.8 cm
Year	1934
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Finally an European mascot from MATFORD with incorporated emblem. Of course it is inspired by the American FORD  mascot as FORD bought the French MATHIS to built cars in France with American technique and French body.

 

 

Another European mascot. The French car maker ROSENGART  ( of course the emblem is showing a rose )

 

Size	emblem only: 5.0 cm x 3.3cm
Year	1932
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PLYMOUTH mascot with emblem

Size	emblem only: 5.0 cm x 3.3cm
Year	1933
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In 1933 Oldsmobile offered a particularly attractive radiator mascot.

Today a particularly sought after ornament.

 

 

also the emblem alone is hard to find item

Size	8.0 cm x 4.3 ( emblem only )
Year	1933
Estimate	( for the whole mascot )

 

 

 

also the emblem alone is a hard to find item

 

 

 

 

who won´t love this stormy lady

 

 

1936 GRAHAM PAIGE hood ornament with integrated emblem

 

Size	emblem only: 5.5 cm
Year	1936
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