Studebaker Radiator Emblem, 1925-1935
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Established in South Bend, Indiana, in 1852, Studebaker was the world's largest maker of horse-drawn vehicles before it manufactured its first electric automobiles in 1902. It began building gasoline-powered cars under the Studebaker name for 1913. The company survived wars and depression but suffered increasingly difficult economic troubles in the 1950s. Studebaker ended vehicle production in 1966.
Established in South Bend, Indiana, in 1852, Studebaker was the world's largest maker of horse-drawn vehicles before it manufactured its first electric automobiles in 1902. It began building gasoline-powered cars under the Studebaker name for 1913. The company survived wars and depression but suffered increasingly difficult economic troubles in the 1950s. Studebaker ended vehicle production in 1966.
Artifact
Radiator emblem
Date Made
1925-1935
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Indiana, South Bend
Creator Notes
Made for Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, Indiana by the D. L. Auld Company in Columbus, Ohio.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
86.129.101
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Enamel (Fused coating)
Technique
Cloisonne
Die casting
Color
White (Color)
Blue
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 2.75 in
Diameter: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
Front cloisonne script : STUDEBAKER Verso stamp: PAT. APRR 23 1918 / THE D. L. AULD CO. COL. O
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