Standard Steel Car Company Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This Standard Steel radiator emblem belonged to an automobile manufactured by the Standard Steel Car Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania between 1916 and 1921. Standard Steel had been in the railroad industry, manufacturing steel and composite railway carriages and wagons, before turning to automobiles. The emblem has a red keystone with “STANDARD” in gold across its center. The blue rim of the emblem reads “STANDARD STEEL CAR CO/PITTSBURGH PA.” in gold text.
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.325528.223
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.223
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile