Chevrolet Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to an early Chevrolet vehicle from the 1920s or 30s. Prior to the 20th century William Durant was a partner in the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, one of the largest carriage companies in the world. During the early 20th century, Durant changed his focus to automobiles, and was involved in a litany of companies around Flint and Detroit from 1904 until 1933. Durant founded General Motors in 1908, but was forced from the company by creditors in 1910. The Chevrolet Motor Car Company was incorporated on November 3, 1911 in Detroit, Michigan and its success allowed Durant to amalgamate the best parts of his other car companies into Chevrolet in order to strengthen Chevrolet’s weaknesses. In order to facilitate all these mergers, Durant moved the company to Flint in 1912, Louis Chevrolet left, and Durant began the process of re-taking control of GM. This bronze oval emblem has the blue Chevrolet bowtie in the center, with a winged wheel stamped below the cross.
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.325528.046
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.046
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile