The BRISCOE was an American automobile manufactured in Jackson / Michigan headed by Benjamin Briscoe. The first car was powered by a 4-cylinder engine of 33hp. It was a typical medium prized light car except for the single cyclops headlight that stared out in middle of the radiator grille.
This car was built 1914 / 1915 and had a script on the radiator only, no emblem.
As Benjamin Briscoe had been active in the French automobile industry in 1913 he claimed that the new BRISCOE had been designed by a French design studio. Also he choosed the French Fleur-de-Lys as radiator emblem.
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unrestored original |
Dimension | 6.3 x 8.2 cm |
Year | 1916 - 1921 |
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reverse without makers mark but always with two mounting bolts |
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contemporary ad showing the Fleurs-de-Lys symbol between the letters S ans C |
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first BRISCOE car with cyclops headlight |
For more beautiful car and truck emblems see older posts and top right ( list of car makers ).
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