The COLE Motor Car Company ( 1909 - 1925 ) is one example of an automobile manufacturer that evolved from the carriage industry. Joseph Jarett Cole started working in the carriage business in about 1888.
In 1909 he presented his first own car , a high wheeler with solid tyres.
Form the second model on ( Model 30 ) the cars became conventional.
In 1915 - one year after Cadillac - the first Cole with V-8-cylinder engine was introduced.
The best year was 1916 with a production of 5,160 cars.
In 27 years more than 40,000 cars were sold.
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simple brass emblem
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Size
| 5.2 cm x 3.2 cm |
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| Year | 1909 - 1910 |
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1910 COLE 30 advertisment
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| the most sought-after COLE Model L radiator emblem - it was up for auction in 2011 |
Size
| 8.5 cm x 5.5 cm |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| flat reverse - no makers mark |
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| COLE Model L with contemporary picture |
Size
| 5.4 cm x 5.2 cm |
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| Year | 1913 |
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1913 COLE advertisment showing the emblem
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Size
| 5.2 cm x 5.6 cm |
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| Year | 1916 -1920
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| large COLE emblem. I was told that is from a race car ?! |
Size
| 7.0 cm x 7.0 cm |
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| Year | 1912 - 1913
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| radiator emblem from the COLE Aero - Eight |
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| 5.6 cm |
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| Year | 1918 - 1922 |
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| COLE hubcap insert |
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4.3 cm
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| my COLE emblem collection |
For more emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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