Westcott Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to a Westcott automobile that was manufactured by the Westcott Motor Car Company of Richmond, Indiana between 1909 and 1916, or in Springfield, Ohio between 1916 and 1925. Westcott’s were assembled automobiles, as their components came from a variety of manufacturers and were merely assembled at the Westcott factory. Most Westcott’s were powered by Continental engines. The emblem has a yellow background with a stylized black “W” in the center. The emblem reads “WESTCOTT” in white-outlined black letters.
label: Description
content: Radiator emblems are small, colorful metal plates bearing an automobile manufacturer's name or logo that attached to the radiators grilles of early automobiles. Varying in shape and size, the emblems served as a small branding device, sometimes indicating the type of engine, place of manufacturing, or using an iconic image or catchy slogan to advertise their cars make and model. This emblem is part of the collection that was donated by Hubert G. Larson in 1964.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Radiator Emblems
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content: Transportation
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content: Road Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Hubert G. Larson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.325528.248
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.248
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile