Willys Overland Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to a Willys Overland automobile produced by the Willys Corporation of Toledo, Ohio between 1912 and 1931. John North Willys got his start in 1907 when he became a partner in the Overland Automotive Division of the Standard Wheel Company. The Willys company tree is very complicated, emblematic of the many merges and separations that occurred among automobile companies during the early 1900s, but in general the Willys Corporation was founded by John North Willys to produce Willys, Willys Overland, and Willys Knight vehicles. In 1912 Overland purchased the Russell Motors plant in Toronto, and this car was likely produced at that plant. The emblem has a red background and a blue rim, with a white banner in the center that reads “Overland” in blue. Around the rim the emblem reads “Willys Overland Limited/Trade Mark/Toronto Canada.”
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.325528.182
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.182
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile