Grant Six Radiator Emblem
notes: label: Description
content: This radiator emblem belonged to a Grant Six automobile that was manufactured by the Grant Motor Car Company in Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 until 1913. The car was designed by Henry Elmer, who moved his automobile operation from Elkhart to Cleveland to produce the Grant Six, with backing from the Grant-Lees Machine Company. The car had a six-cylinder, 50 hp engine and sold for $2750. This oval radiator emblem has a blue enamel background with the raised lettering “GRANT/SIX” in the center. The rim of the badge is colored red and reads “MFG. BY GRANT MOTOR CAR CORP./CLEVELAND, OHIO,. U.S.A.”
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.325528.116
label: accession number
content: 260303
label: catalog number
content: 325528.116
objectType: label: Object Name
content: emblem, radiator
label: Other Terms
content: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile