DODGE BROTHERS / DETROIT / USA (1914 - present )
The DODGE BROTHERS automobile factory was founded by Horace Elgin Dodge and John Francis Dodge in 1914. Even after the death of the two brothers in 1920, the company continued to operate successfully until today. I
It is a great pleasure to collect DODGE emblems, because there is always the chance of finding new, unknown emblems, meaning that no collection will be ever complete. In addition there are numerous hood ornaments that DODGE used.
It is virtually impossible to show and discuss all the Dodge emblems that have been created in the more than 110-year history of this remarkable company. Therefore, I will limit myself here to a selection of noteworthy emblems.
Let´s start with the most famous emblem of the nineteen-twenties.This logo used between 1914 and around 1925 does not, as one
might assume at first glance, depict a Star of David, but rather two
intertwined Greek letters delta. This is intended to symbolize the deep
bond that the two brothers maintained throughout their lives:
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| You see two intertwined Greek letters Delta, not the Star of David ! |
Size
| 5.8 cm |
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| Year | 1917 - 1925 |
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| What a beautifully colored advertisement from 1924, seen in a Swedish magazine. |
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| This emblem comes from the collection of Lee Roy Hartung, which was auctioned in Chicago in 2011, where I was able to purchase it. It is larger than the usual round DODGE emblems. |
Size
| 6.5 cm |
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| Year | c. 1924 |
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| backside of the emblem with Lee Roy Hartung´s signature |
For more emblems from the Lee Roy Hartung auction please click here.
The next variation where the emblem was made with blue enamel only:
Size
| 5.8 cm |
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| Year | c. 1925 |
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Here is an interesting advertisement from 1926 that appeared in the Belgian/French magazine “ENGLEBERT”:
Close up of the emblem from the advertisement: the word “AUTOMOBILES” appears on the emblem instead of DETROIT USA or CANADA. This is an advertising idea. Such an emblem never appeared on the vehicles.
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| DODGE assembled in Canada |
Size
| 5.8 cm |
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| Year | 1917 - 1925 |
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| down right: 1927 - 1928 radiator emblem |
Size
| 4.8 cm x 4.8 cm |
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| Year | 1927 - 1928 |
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| 1927 - 1928 brochure showing the new emblem |
Another rarity. I guess it is a prototype since it has only appeared on the market once so far:
Size
| 5.0 cm x 5.3 cm |
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| Year | unknown |
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| Backside of the prototype emblem, which indicates that it was attached to the radiator with a metal crown, like a standard emblem |
In 1931, a new emblem appeared, this time with wings. There are also numerous variations of this emblem with different enamel colors, primarily blue and orange.
Size
| 14.5 cm x 4.6 cm |
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| Year | 1931 - 1932 |
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Another interesting emblem. I guess it was made in Canada as you can read SURREY and the British Dodge factory was in Kew / London at this time.
Size
| 14.5 cm x 4.6 cm |
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| Year | c. 1932 |
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And here comes the next country-specific DODGE emblem, this time from Sweden:
Size
| 5.0 cm x 11.1 cm |
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| Year | c. 1940 |
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Size
| 5.0 cm x 11.1 cm |
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| Year | c. 1940 |
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| Dodge emblem made in Stockholm / Sweden by Sporrong & CO |
Here you can see a sales brochure for the French market, which features an emblem with wings:
Size
| 8.9 cm x 3.6 cm |
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| Year | 1931 |
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In 1941, a coat of arms appeared on the DODGE emblem for the first time. I was told that it was the Dodge family coat of arms. May be it is just a fantasy emblem, but in any case it turned out beautiful. There are also numerous variations of the emblems featuring this motif.
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| 1946 - 1948 trunk emblem |
Size
| 5.3 cm x 6.7 cm |
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| Year | 1946- 1948 |
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| 1946 - 1948 hood emblem |
Size
| 4.2 cm x 9.1 cm |
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| Year | 1946- 1948 |
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| 1949 - 1950 front emblem |
Size
| 8.1 cm x 10.4 cm |
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| Year | 1949- 1950 |
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| Would you like to become an employee at DODGE? Here is your employee badge. |
And here comes another rarity. This emblem was only produced in enamel for a very short time after WWII; I am only aware of plastic emblems with this design.
Size
| 4.8 cm x 6.0 cm |
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| Year | c. 1950 |
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Here is the next unusual post-war DODGE emblem. It shows a bee in racing outfit and was mounted on vehicles from 1969 to 1971:
Size
| 9.6 cm x 4.8 cm |
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| Year | 1969- 1971 |
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For more funny automobile emblems please click here!
I will end my DODGE emblem gallery—for now—with this modern emblem of a DODGE VIPER. Why? Because, unlike almost all emblems used at that time, it was not made of plastic, but using traditional techniques from metal with (transparent) enamel:
For more emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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