Whippet Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to a Whippet model automobile that was produced by Willys-Overland Motors of Toledo, Ohio from 1927 until 1931. The Whippet was produced as a touring car, coach, roadster, coupe, sedan, and a cabriolet and was produced for a reasonable $545 up to $1000 depending on the model. The circular emblem has a red background, with a central bronze swirl. The text around the rim of the emblem reads “THE WILLYS OVERLAND COMPANY/TOLEDO, OHIO, USA” in bronze. The central swirl reads “OVERLAND” in blue, “Whippet” in white, with “trademark” in blue below.
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.
label: Location
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.325528.250
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.250
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile