ANSALDO / ITALY

ANSALDO / GENOVA / ITALY  ( 1919 - 1931 )

The Company Gio. ANSALDO & C., founded in Genova / Italy in 1853 was without doubt the biggest Italian steel producer. In 1919 they decided to produce automobiles. For this purpose they built  a large factory at Turino / Italy.  In 1931 OM bought the factory.
On all emblems you see two crossed canons, showing the origins of this forgotten  trademark. But there is one exception, I´m very proud to show it here:

 

This extraordinary emblem is a prototype model, crafted by the Bregonzio enamel workshop in Milan.

I absolutely love it when the vehicle's hood ornament is featured on the emblem!!!

Size	5.0cm  x 6.8 cm        (emblem only)
Year	1926 - 1928
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The hood ornament is also featured in an official 1926 advertisement but with the standard emblem, not the prototype

Here I´m presenting you an ultra rare ANSALDO emblem. Look at the special technique:
there are no dams between the colors and there is a transparent enameled surface.

Size	5.5 cm
Year	c. 1926 -1927
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Look at the motor meter and you see see the emblem !  The photo was taken in 1926/27.

Finally here the well known version:

ANSALDO radiator emblem

Here you see another version of the famous ANSALDO emblem with the two crossed canons.
This time the frame is chased and they used a transparent blue so that you can see the metal background showing sunbeams.

Size	8.7cm x 3.8 cm
Year	1919 - 1931
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                                          reverse of an original emblem. No makers mark

ANSALDO on the cover of the AUTO ITALIANA magazine in1928

contemporary advertisement proudly showing the emblem

color variation  with white background and golden letters

Italian advertisement for the SPIDER 10; I added the golden ANSALDO badge

another advertisement proudly showing the emblem

 

 ANSALDO also offered luxurious vehicles with 8-cylinder engine:

 

 

1929 Italian advertisement

 

 

1926 joint advertisement of Hispano Suiza and Ansaldo:  ANSALDO was also sold to Germany           for more information about HISPANO SUIZA click here

 

 

Officially ANSALDO started its car production in 1920. Nevertheless there is an ANSALDO car made in 1906, today presented in an Italian museum. This car was an assembled car using components from Peugeot, De Dion Bouton etc.
On the radiator of this particular automobile you see an emblem but it was made in brass without enamel  while I can show you an enameled version here:

Size	8.5 cm
Year	ca. 1906
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very original ANSALDO radiator emblem

 

....... seen on a pedal car in Bologna / Italy in 2024

 

 

 ANSALDO also manufactured bodies for the vehicles. Some of them were then given this plate:

 

 

 

 

Have you ever seen these two particular ANSALDO emblems ? Don´t think so because these are prototype emblems made by the enamel works of BREGONZIO in Milano / Italy.
ANSALDO decided to use another design but these prototypes were never thrown away.
When BREGONZIO was liquidated in 2009 I was able to buy these fine pieces of art.

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