Beggs Motor Car Company Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem came from a Beggs car manufactured by the Beggs Motor Car Company of Kansas City, Missouri that operated from 1919 until 1923. Like many early automobile manufacturers, Beggs was originally a carriage manufacturing company, producing a variety of carriages and wheels since 1875, and were well-known for their circus wagons. This red emblem has large white letters that reads “BEGGS” with a green “SIX” behind. Underneath is “Kansas City, MO.” In gold lettering.
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.325528.024
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.024
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile