One of my all time emblem favorites:
| Size | 9.2 cm x 7.0 cm |
|---|---|
| Year | 1949 onwards |
| Estimate |  |
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| backside without makers mark |
The MIESSE started producing trucks and buses in 1905 in Brussels /Belgium. Since 1932 vehicles were equipped for years with the British GARDNER diesel engines made under licence.
What do you remember from your bible reading ? Guess what MIESSE is showing on the emblem !
It is St. Michael killing the Satan. What a strange idea for an autocar emblem.
I don´t know a second official vehicle emblem with a bible theme. But when you look at the coat of arms from the town of Brussels there you find this motif:
Here comes a much smaller MIESSE emblem. It is from 1933.
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| MIESSE radiator emblem |
Size
|
4.1 cm x 6.1 cm
|
|---|---|
Year
|
1933
|
Estimate
|  |
 |
| reverse without maker´s mark |
 |
| 1933 advertisment showing the emblem |
In the nineteenforties the emblem was simplified:
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| no more enamel, this emblem was etched and painted |
In 1913 the flat radiator of the cars was replaced by a vee - shaped radiator adorned by a round enameled emblem showing St. Michel fighting against the satan. You find this motif in the coat of arms of Brussels.
Size
|
c. 6.0 cm
|
|---|---|
Year
| 1913 onwards
|
Estimate
| |
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| contemporary photo of a 1910 MIESSE Landaulet, radiator with emblem: J.MIESSE |
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