RadiatorEmblems: BRISCOE / USA

Dec 10, 2017

BRISCOE / USA

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.

unrestored original

Dimension	6.3 x 8.2 cm
Year	1916 - 1921
Estimate

reverse without makers mark but always with two mounting bolts

contemporary ad showing the Fleurs-de-Lys symbol between the letters S ans C

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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I started collecting radiator emblems in 1976. I remember this clearly because I had to give my first car to the local scrapyard. It was a still nice looking Volkswagen squareback. The scrapyard director was interested in my car and I was interested in the emblems of all cars in the field. So a deal was made. And I went home with a bucket full of emblems. Later I've been on swap meets all around the world. I started buying emblems on Ebay in 1999. From this time on prices became comparable for the first time. This made it possible for me to invent a five-star system to categorize emblems based on their rarity and value.This table is applicable for original emblems in a good but not perfect shape. Not for reproductions.

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	A common pre-war emblem from a mass producer like Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler etc. Value: 0$ - 50$
	Still a well known car but no high production quantities. Value: 50$ - 200$
	Here it starts with the highly collectible emblems. Value: 200$ - 500$
	A very rare and very desirable emblem. You have to look years to find one of these. Value: 500$ - 800$
	An ultra rare piece. Prices are sometimes 800$ and more.

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