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.
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1913 advertisement still without emblem |
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radiator with round emblem and script |
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1918 design patent of the round DUX emblem |
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1913 advertisement |
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close up of a 1914 advertisement |
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 | ![]() |
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contemporary photo of the DUX TYP R with v - shaped radiator and two emblems |
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same car, but now the man behind the camera |
there was also a white version |
no makers mark |
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1924 photo with the above shown emblem |
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1924 engine side view ( of course with emblem ! ) |
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1922 advertisement for the DUX with v - shaped radiator |
This photo from 1927 shows a DUX truck still bearing the old round emblem on the radiator. But look at the right front wheel, there is the new emblem with the wings!
1916 DUX advertisement showing the emblem |
There was also a threaded hubcap made of brass:
Size
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8.7 cm
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Year
| c. 1914
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Estimate
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For more emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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