WITTEKIND / BERLIN / GERMANY ( 1923 - 1926 )
Do you know the story of Wittekind, also known as Widukind ?
Wittekind was a pagan Saxon duke in the 8th century who waged war against Charlemagne before being baptized in 785 and converting to Christianity.
The vehicle, which was built in Berlin, therefore has no geographical connection to Wittekind. However, the name Wittekind stood for courage and daring, which is probably why it was chosen as brand name.
Less than 400 vehicles were built. As far as I know, no vehicle survived. This emblem is the only thing left of Wittekind.
Size
| c. 6.0 cm x 4.5 cm
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Year
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1923 - 1924 |
Estimate
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There is another interesting fun - fact. If you look closely at the symbols in the emblem, you will see that they are the same symbols used in the Japanse computer game Pac-Man, but more than 55 years before this game was released!
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| Pac-Man or not not, that´s the question |
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| with a little imagination you can recognize the emblem |
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| 1923 advertisement in the German Motor magazine |
The last advertisement I was able to find appeared in June 1924:
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| 1924 advertisement in German Motor magazine |
For more emblems see older posts or top right ( list of car makers ).
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