SAXON / USA

SAXON /       / USA (1913 - 1923 )
 

The SAXON Motor Company was founded by Hugh Chalmers and Harry W. Ford ( no relation with Henry Ford) in 1913. They offered a two seater with a four-cylinder water cooled engine made by Ferro.
In 1916 they offered also a six-cylinder model with a Continental engine.
Every SAXON radiator emblem is showing  the head of a Saxon with helmet and horns.
Only the last model, the SAXON Duplex showed a different emblem.
In ten years nearly 100,000 cars were sold so you have a good chance to find an original emblem.

I used a flash to make the face better visible

Size	5.5 cm x 5.1 cm
Year	1913 - 1918
Estimate

backside with makers mark from BASTIAN BROS. CO ROCHESTER N.Y.

 no transparent face on a late SAXON emblem

SAXON bought emblems from different manufacturers - here: THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO

repro from Harry Pulfer: face not as detailed as it should be and no makers mark

SAXON advertisment of 1916

In 1920 the SAXON DUPLEX joined the SAXON SIX  using a different emblem:

 

original SAXON DUPLEX emblem with makers mark from BASTIAN BROS CO.

Size	5.2 cm x 5.8 cm
Year	1920 -1922
Estimate

This is  a Harry Pulfer repro emblem

left: repro made by Harry Pulfer             right: original with makers mark from BASTION BROS Co.                             

left: repro                                   right: orginal                         

SAXON advertisment of 1920 showing the new  model "Blackstone Touring"

SAXON for sale in Beaulieu / UK in 2019

My SAXON emblem collection displayed on a contemporary ad

 

For more car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).

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