Hatfield Motor Vehicle Company Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: The Hatfield Motor Vehicle Company operated between 1908 and 1909 in Miamisburg, Ohio. The company only produced a single model called the Buggyabout, an automobile that was essentially a buggy with a two cylinder engine attached. This emblem has a white and red shield in the center topped by a crown, with a blue rim. The center of the emblem has a black stripe that reads “Hatfield” in gold script.
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.
label: Location
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.325528.122
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.122
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile