GLADIATOR / PARIS / FRANCE ( 1896 - 1920 )
The first GLADIATOR company was founded in Pré-Saint-Gervais near Paris in 1891 and initially manufactured bicycles. The first automobile was built in 1896. It was equipped with a 1-cylinder engine. Later GLADIATOR used English engines from ASTER. In 1909 the company GLADIATOR was bought by VINOT et DEGUINGANG and both brands produced quasi identical cars. In 1920 the production of GLADIATOR was abandoned, because VINOT could no longer afford the luxury of a double production.
Who wouldn't want to buy a bicycle or even an automobile here?
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| early poster (source : Wikipedia) |
The first Gladiator vehicle had no emblem:
The first emblem appeared on the radiator before 1907:
| Size | 11.6 cm x 5.8 cm |
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| Year | c. 1903 - 1906 |
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| backside without makers mark |
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| Postcard showing the radiator with the first Gladiator emblem |
This wonderful emblem appeared before 1907 and is highly sought after by collectors:
| Size | 8.5 cm x 5.4 cm |
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| Year | 1907 - 1914 |
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| backside without makers mark |
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| 1907 GLADIATOR photo published in AAZ |
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| 1912 advertisement for the British market ( here VINOT is the official importer of GLADIATOR automobiles ) |
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| GLADIATOR race car, seen in Paris / France in 2019 |
The same vehicle more than 100 years before:
At a flea market I found this brass emblem from Gladiator. According to my research, it would have to be a part of an ashtray that GLADIATOR had brought out as a promotional item:
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| Advertisement showing a bicycle, an automobile and the emblem |
For more emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers )
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