General Motors Emblem, 1990-2008

Summary

An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to our identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.

An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to our identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.

Artifact

Badge

Date Made

1990-2008

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.304.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Metal

Technique

Plating (Metal coating)

Color

Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 1 in

Width: 1 in

Inscriptions

Center: GM (underlined)

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