Briscoe Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to a Briscoe automobile that was manufactured by the Briscoe Motor Corporation of Jackson, Michigan from 1914 until 1921. Early Briscoe models featured a distinctive (but in some states illegal) single headlamp that was replaced in later models by the more conventional dual headlamps. The Briscoe came in a variety of models and by 1821 sold from $185 to $1885. The emblem resembles a fleur-de-lis with the text “BRISCOE” across the center.
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.325528.032
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.032
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile