The emblem surround is made of German silver ! The head of General LaFayette is covered with transparent acrylic glass making a three dimensional look.
Emblem showing General Marie Joseph Paul Yves Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de LaFayette |
Dimension
|
5.0 cm x 6.0 cm
|
---|---|
Year
|
1921 - 1924
|
Estimate
|
flat backside without makers mark |
enameled hubcap insert |
1921 advertisment showing the car and the emblem |
Charles W. Nash resurrected the LaFayette name in 1934, but this time for a lower priced Nash.
As these Nash LaFayette cars used the same portrait of General LaFayette I´m showing here all emblems with the name LaFayette written on it.
grille emblem made of two pieces plus base |
Dimension | 4.9cm x 11.7 cm with base |
---|---|
Year | 1935 |
Estimate |
|
Nearly the same emblem. But the emblem is made of one piece ( plus base) |
emblem mounted on the grille |
Portrait under acrylic glass |
Dimension
|
3.7 cm x 6.3 cm
|
---|---|
Year
|
unknown
|
Estimate
|
|
In 1936 the emblem became more simple:
Dimension
|
3.7 cm x 6.0 cm
|
---|---|
Year
|
1936 - 1937
|
Estimate
|
|
Finally the Nash LaFAYETTE emblem became completly flat:
Dimension
|
3.2 cm x 6.0cm
|
---|---|
Year
|
1937
|
Estimate
|
|
My LaFAYETTE and Nash emblem collection |
For more car and truck emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
No comments:
Post a Comment