Jan 21, 2018

SAXON / USA


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

Dimension5.5 cm x 5.1 cm
Year1913 - 1918
Estimate



reverse 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:

This is believed to be a Harry Pulfer repro emblem
Dimension5.2 cm x 5.8 cm
Year1920 -1922
Estimate



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

my SAXON emblem collection displayed on a contemporary ad
For more beautiful car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).

3 comments:

  1. Hi Claus,

    It was great to see your photo and inclusion on the Tom Ulhrich's newly published Pan European Automobile History website >>https://www.pan-european-automobile-history.com/main-page from the 2018 Pan European first annual Automobile history conference. Sorry I could not attend and present as initially planned. I really wanted to expressly meet you due to similar automobilia interest. Marvelous emblem collection and invaluable website resource!

    Francis G. Clax at www.motometercentral.com

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  2. Hope to see you in 2019 in Den Haag / Netherlands.

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