Dragon Motor Company Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to a Dragon automobile that was manufactured by the Dragon Automobile Company from 1906 until 1908. The company was founded in Detroit, but the company soon moved to Philadelphia to take over the J. G. Brill manufacturing plant. The Dragon Automobile Company was not able to sell enough cars to satisfy its creditors or component suppliers, and soon went bankrupt in 1907. The company was re-capitalized into the Dragon Motor Company, but was in receivership by 1908. The Dragon automobile had a four-cylinder engine, and appeared in touring, runabout, roadster, and town car models that were sold for about $2,000. This emblem has a white center with a blue rim and a red “D” in the center. The “D” reads “Dragon” in silver, with a silver dragon wrapped around the letter.
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.325528.083
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.083
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile