Marathon Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to a Marathon automobile that was originally produced by the Southern Motor Works of Jackson, Tennessee in 1908—but was reorganized as the Marathon Motor Works in 1910 when the company moved to Nashville. The Marathon was a small vehicle that came in a six different body types with a four-cylinder engine. This emblem has a blue background, with the image of a Marathon runner in the center. It reads “MARATHON” in silver 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.
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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.325528.152
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.152
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile