Marmon Radiator Emblem, circa 1925
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Nordyke and Marmon Company had built grain milling equipment since 1851. In 1902, Howard Marmon built the company's first car. Production focused primarily on quality, luxury vehicles. Reorganized as the Marmon Motor Car Company in 1926, the company produced passenger vehicles until 1933. A truck division survived and later became part of the Marmon Group.
Nordyke and Marmon Company had built grain milling equipment since 1851. In 1902, Howard Marmon built the company's first car. Production focused primarily on quality, luxury vehicles. Reorganized as the Marmon Motor Car Company in 1926, the company produced passenger vehicles until 1933. A truck division survived and later became part of the Marmon Group.
Artifact
Radiator emblem
Date Made
circa 1925
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Creator Notes
Made for the Marmon Motor Car Co., Indianapolis, Indiana.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
86.129.140
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Copper alloy
Enamel (Fused coating)
Technique
Cloisonne
Die casting
Color
Copper (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 1.25 in
Width: 2.25 in
Depth: 0.5 in
Inscriptions
On face: MARMON
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