Automobile Companies Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era homefront Chrysler Tank Division lapel pin. The Chrysler Corporation manufactured tanks for the United States military as early as World War II, in addition to its regular fare of automobiles. The pin is by Bastian...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1934 Chevrolet model advertising celluloid pin. It shows a cartoon figure waving two signal flags with the words "STAND BY" FOR THE 1934 CHEVROLET. VINTAGE: Circa 1934. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a gorgeous 1920s enameled Buick watch fob. The fob is shaped roughly like an open book and reads VALVE-IN HEAD MOTOR CARE BUICK. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: 1-3/4" height and 1-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an early Nash radiator badge by the Auld Company. The badge is a crest with a handsome patina, showing two quadrants textured with a fish scale design and the other two with black and copper sunrays. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s-1920s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1910s-1920s Maxwell Motor Co. brass advertising token. Maxwell was an early 20th century American automobile company that became part of Chrysler. The token is crest-shaped and shows three descending arrows. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is an old Ford oval radiator badge enameled in blue by Ad-Seal from the late 1920s. The blue oval logo was adopted by Ford in 1927. VINTAGE: Circa late 1920s. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/16" in height and 2-15/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered service pin for ten years of service, given out by the Dodge Brothers Company. Founded in 1900, the Dodge Brothers went through many changes and is now a brand sold by Chrysler Group. The pin is shaped like the Star of David...

ARTIFACT: This is a Ford Corporation worker badge from the Rouge (River) Plant in Dearborn, Michigan. The plant has turned out everything from anti-submarine ships to tractors to cars since 191The pin reads W5327 ROUGE and shows a scene of the riverside...

ARTIFACT: This is a very early enameled Chevrolet watch fob, in the shape of the Chevrolet "bowtie", which was legendarily copied in 1908 from wallpaper in a French hotel. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: Approximately 13/16" in height and...