Washington Motor Co. Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This emblem (accession file notes it is a hub cap emblem) belonged to a Washington automobile manufactured by the Carter Motor Car Corporation of Hyattsville, Maryland between 1909 and 1912. Washington produced a variety of car body models including a roadster, touring, tourabout, and a baby tonneau with four-cylinder engines. This hexagon-shaped emblem has a black diamond design with a black banner that reads “WASHINGTON” in silver text.
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.325528.245
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.245
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile