The MITCHELL Motor Car Company situated in Racine / Wisconsin built its first car with an air cooled engine in 1903. They had been wagon builders since 1834. In 1910 the first passenger car with a six-cylinder engine and for a very short time ( 1916 only ) an eight-cylinder engine was offered. They were proud about the fact that quite every component was made in Racine.
Their slogan was: " Silent as the foot of time ".
The company´s best production years had been 1917 and 1919 ( 10,938 and 10,873 cars).
I was able to verify that the first radiator emblem was on the model of 1917. Before there were scripts only.
The last year ( 1923 ) they sold 713 cars of the type F-50.
Then the factory was bought by Nash.
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the first MITCHELL radiator was made of thin brass only - no enamel - |
Dimensions | 6.3 cm |
Year | 1917 |
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reverse of the brass emblem - no makers mark - |
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restored emblem with green enamel |
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reverse of an original ( enameled ) emblem, no makers mark |
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later there was no more laurel on the bottom of the emblem |
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the very last MITCHELL radiator emblem of 1923 from the type F-50. Only 713 cars were built. |
Dimensions | 5.7 x 4.1 cm |
Year | 1923 |
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reverse without makers mark |
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advertisment of 1920 showing the new model with a "sloping radiator" |
For more beautiful car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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