RadiatorEmblems: STEPHENS / USA

Jan 11, 2015

STEPHENS / USA

The STEPHENS automobile production started in 1917. The car was named after G.A. Stephens, the man who headed the company. The first STEPHENS was called the " Salient Six ". In 1923 they introduced a second model with a new badge. Their best years was 1921 with more than 3,500 cars sold.

The letters ML PO in the blue circle are staying for Moline Plow, the mother company

Dimension	5.2 cm
Year	1917 - 1922
Estimate

flat reverse with makers mark: BASTIAN BROS. CO

No, there was no electric STEPHENS car; it was just the new design of the 1923 emblem

Dimensions	5.5 cm x 7.8 cm
Year	1923 - 1924
Estimate

reverse with makers mark: S.D. CHILDS CHICAGO

STEPHENS emblems with contemporary ad (1923)

perfect original (NOS)

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I started collecting radiator emblems in 1976. I remember this clearly because I had to give my first car to the local scrapyard. It was a still nice looking Volkswagen squareback. The scrapyard director was interested in my car and I was interested in the emblems of all cars in the field. So a deal was made. And I went home with a bucket full of emblems. Later I've been on swap meets all around the world. I started buying emblems on Ebay in 1999. From this time on prices became comparable for the first time. This made it possible for me to invent a five-star system to categorize emblems based on their rarity and value.This table is applicable for original emblems in a good but not perfect shape. Not for reproductions.

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	A common pre-war emblem from a mass producer like Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler etc. Value: 0$ - 50$
	Still a well known car but no high production quantities. Value: 50$ - 200$
	Here it starts with the highly collectible emblems. Value: 200$ - 500$
	A very rare and very desirable emblem. You have to look years to find one of these. Value: 500$ - 800$
	An ultra rare piece. Prices are sometimes 800$ and more.

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