DUX / GERMANY / LEIPZIG ( 1908 - 1927 )
The Polyphon factory in Leipzig / Germany was famous for the production of musical instruments. In 1909 they decided to enter the automobile market offering the Polymobil, a licence of the famous one-cylinder Oldsmobile.
The first car under the Latin name DUX (that means "Leader") was built in 1908.
The last DUX - a 6-cylinder car with v-shaped radiator - was offered from 1924 to 1926.
The same year DUX was taken over by PRESTO.
1913 advertisment still without emblem |
radiator with round emblem and script |
1918 design patent of the round DUX emblem |
1913 advertisment |
The the last DUX had a v - shaped radiator. There was one emblem at each side:
perfect pair of DUX emblems (NOS) |
Size | 10.7 cm x 4.0 cm each |
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Year | 1924 - 1926 |
Estimate for the pair |
contemporary photo of the DUX TYP R with v - shaped radiator and two emblems |
same car, but now the man behind the camera |
there was also a white version |
no makers mark |
1924 photo with the above shown emblem |
1924 engine side view ( of cours with emblem ! ) |
1922 advertisement for the DUX with vee - shape radiator |
1916 DUX advertisment showing the emblem |
For more emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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