Noma Motors Corporation Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to a Noma automobile that was manufactured by the Noma Motors Corporation of New York, New York from 1919 until 1923. The Noma was an assembled vehicle that used a Walton Body chassis. The car was a mid-market model, selling from $2,000-$3,500 depending on the body style. The emblem has a white background with blue text that reads “NOMA.”
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.325528.175
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.175
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile