The EMPIRE Motor car company was a project of Carl Fisher, James Allison, Robert Hassler and Arthur Newby. In 1909 they presented the first car, nicknamed: " The Little Aristcrat ". It was a four-cylinder car with 20 hp. In 10 years they built around 4,500 cars. Their best year was 1916 when 693 cars were sold.
Every EMPIRE emblem is rare. You have to look years for it.
Dimension
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6.8 cm
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Year
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1909 - 1912
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| Patented mark. Claiming first use on August 1, 1909 |
This perfect original emblem is from the Lee Roy Hartung / Chicago collection that was put up for auction in 2011.
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| Emblem showing the patented script |
Dimension
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6.4 cm x 6.4 cm
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Year
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1914 - 1916
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Emblem with new script:
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| the two holes on top are not original |
Dimension
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6.4 cm x 6.4 cm
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Year
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1913
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Estimate
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| flat reverse with makers mark from S.D. CHILDS & CO CHICAGO |
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| 1918 advertisment showing the next emblem |
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| sorry for the bad picture; couldn´t find a better one |
Size
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Year
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1918
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For more car emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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