MORRIS / OXFORD / UK ( 1913 - 1984 )
Car dealer William R. Morris launched his own car the MORRIS OXFORD in 1913. It proved very popular and over 1,000 cars were sold by the end of 1914.
By 1925 over 54,000 cars were sold making MORRIS the largest producer in UK.
The last car with a MORRIS badge was built in 1984.
In more than fifty years dozens of different emblems had been on the cars so it´s a pleasure to collect MORRIS emblems.
The first MORRIS OXFORD ( 1913 - 1914 ) had no radiator emblem.
To my knowledge the first emblem was on the radiator of a MORRIS COWLEY in 1915.
It showed an ox with tail down (!) crossing a ford, therefore Oxford !!!
| Size | 5.6 cm |
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| Year | 1915 - 1920 |
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| no makers mark |
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| early MORRIS OXFORD 14/28 HP advertisement |
| Size | 5.3 cm |
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| Year | 1920 - 27 |
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| M.G. Super Sports of 1925 / 26 |
| Size | 6.1 cm |
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| Year | 1925 - 1926 |
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From the next car generation on the ox had a tail showing upwards !
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| two piece emblem: outer ring and insert with ox. Horizontal lines are red-blue-red. |
Size
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5.5 cm
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Year
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1928 - 1930
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| The shield with the ox is flush with the badge surface. Horizontal lines are blue-red-blue |
Size
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5.5 cm
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Year
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1928 - 1930
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Last not least there was a version with green letters:
1930–1931 marked a major change in the design of the radiator emblem. Until then, all emblems had been round; from then on, they took on a shield shape:
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| 1932 advertisement with new designed badge |
Size
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4.9 cm x 6.1 cm
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Year
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1932
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| 1932 advertisement for MORRIS COWLEY FOUR |
Size
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4.9 cm x 6.1 cm
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Year
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1933
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Size
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4.9 cm x 6.1 cm
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Year
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1934
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Size
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4.9 cm x 6.1 cm
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Year
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1934 - 1935
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Size
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3.8 cm x 4.7 cm
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Year
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1934
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Size
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5.7 cm x 7.2 cm
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Year
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1935
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Size
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5.7 cm x 7.2 cm
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Year
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1935
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Size
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4.7 cm x 6.0 cm
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Year
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1935 - 1939
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Size
| 4.7 cm x 6.1 cm
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Year
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1936 - 1939
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| MORRIS 25 advertisement with badge |
Size
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3.8 cm x 4.4 cm ( emblem only)
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Year
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1938
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| my favorite MORRIS radiator emblem |
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| quite every MORRIS emblem was made by J.FRAY Ltd B´HAM |
Size emblem only
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4.6 cm x 6.1 cm
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Year
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1939
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| CWT means: centum weight or hundredweight |
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| very nice post-war emblem |
Size
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2.4 cm x 5.8 cm
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Year
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1948
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| why always radiator emblems ? This is a trunk emblem ! |
Size
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12.0 cm x 3.8 cm
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Year
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1948
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Size
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12.0 cm x 3.8 cm
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Year
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1948
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| My MORRIS emblem collection: a never ending story |
For more car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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I have more than twenty different Morris badges. And there must be a lot more. Waiting for your next post !
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