King Motor Car Company Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: Although the King was named after its founder, Charles B. King, with prices ranging from $1,400 to $4,235, this was not a car for the average citizen. This radiator emblem was produced between 1911 and 1923 when the King was produced in Detroit, Michigan. The golden emblem has a decorated crown at the top and the large letters “KING” in the center. At the top of emblem is the raised text “KING MOTOR CAR Co.” and at the bottom It reads “The Car of No Regret/DETROIT MICH.”
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.325528.136
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.136
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile