TheMoneyPit

I would love to see pictures of this someday... it sounds like a great piece!

Definitely a Pierce, but that would be an accessory mascot and not one of the Pierce ones. I am far from an expert on the make, but earlier PA cars had a wheel shaped mascot with an arrow through it and Pierce written in either block letters or script in its center as a factory accessory. There’s also a wheel version where the front outline of the car is showing in the wheel. Another one which was available was a figure of Mercury throwing an arrow, and then the Archer versions began. I will assume that the mascot on the car above was one of the higher quality aftermarket ones which would reflect the owner’s taste. It looks like a fabulous mascot on there!

Sinclair Garage on the corner of Richards Ave. and Middle St.

I found that ad and a Pullman ad in Floyd Clymer’s motor scrapbook number 6. Those are readily available on eBay if you want it..:

Looking at that ad, and the date added in the way it was leads me to think it can be found in one of Clymer’s motor scrapbooks from the 50’s... I will have to see if I can figure out which one.

Although the advertising is not as prevalent as Studebaker, EMF, and Flanders, this gasoline measure has Pullman and Everett added to the bottom. It’s from a long forgotten garage in Portsmouth New Hampshire. It’s one of the few things I have seen with Pullman on it. I know I have had it over 30 years because of the gal I was junk shopping with wasn’t even my girlfriend yet... and we’ve been married for almost 30 years!

I think having to much fun with that one might just spiral down and out of control... but it does take a lot of control not to!

Wasn’t sure but I was looking for a thread on different lights and then thought this thread would do. i shared this lighted mascot with Terry when I bought it, but thought I would show what it became...

I really don’t think you overpaid, it’s a truly great fob! I was watching it too but have too much going on to bid. I think you remember I felt that way when I sprung on the Lozier fob too, but that went away pretty quickly!

From what I recall hearing, cars with the primers also had an “oil” can under the hood that was originally intended to hold a small amount of gas to prime with. It makes more sense than carting oil around which is a maintenance easier done in your home garage. It’s a rare day you suddenly need an Oiler in the middle of a drive, but priming gasoline could be needed.

I wondered who bought that while I was researching it... I was not sure if it was a dealer piece because of the obscurity. Good addition Terry!

Sadly I made sure my wife had a pretty good idea just in case anything happened to me... should help with any vultures. If you have followed any of the emblem auctions on eBay recently you might understand...

By the way, the Crawford piece just above the Metz is a single cuff link that will give you an idea of the size of a Maxwell one should you find one.

Here’s about the best I can get with my phone. The resolution could be better... I also took a new overall picture because I had bought a few more and stuck them wherever I could fit them.

I completely missed this too! I have shared pictures before, but here’s my small collection of pins which follows my love for radiator emblem collecting:

This will give you some information. The first is from G.N.Georgano’s book “The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars” and the second clip is from the “Standard Catalogue of American Cars 1805-1942" by Beverly Kimes and Henry Clark. A good thing is that it was an assembled car, which means the power train may be more common than the make is. That might help when looking for parts to get it running again. I agree with Terry that is a neat car!

New day and I can post a few more pictures. For later script you start to see plating. The Detroiter, Paige, Apperson, and small Chevrolet show plating. There is also some steel script, the Mitchell from yesterday’s pictures and the King 8 which is also a 3D stamping (should most likely be plated but it was painted for this display). You can also find two sizes of the Buick script, the one above is at least a few inches longer than below. The Locomobile 8 and Buick in the “B” shape are both solid nickel and not plated. You can also find the Maxwell script in both aluminum and brass. The GMC truck above is cast iron, so differences in materials exist too. Very interesting subject and this barely scratched the surface...

I think brass script were very prevalent up to 1910, and maybe fade-away until the resurgence in the later part of the 1920’s. Most were flat brass but you can also see the stamped style like EMF, Flanders, and Lexington (see below). Others were heavy cast brass such as the Elmore, Middleby, and Rambler. The best way to get a feel for originality is to inspect the backs because no matter how well they were secured you will find some abrasions on most every one. I don’t remember who it was who reproduced a number of these, but one person actually signed his work with a sharp scribe. They don’t appear to be as collected as enameled emblems but some will command good money. I think the Brush came from eBay four years ago for $20.00 which is substantially less than 99% of the enameled pieces!

I have this one framed, it’s a little on the offensive side by today’s PC standard but it is a view of what was acceptable at that time...

Here’s a good story about signs. I was in high school and one day a buddy of mine stopped by and gave me a dozen of these Gulf signs. They had been used as distance markers at a driving range where he worked and they got replaced with plywood because they didn’t hold the paint well... I kept one of them and gave him a kickback every time I sold another one. It paid for a few other things along the way!

This is on eBay advertised as Cadillac, but I don’t think it is. Would anyone happen to recognize the distinctive lip at the bottom of the front? Thank you, and Merry Christmas everyone!

I agree that it is a great collection! I’ve bought and sold some very nice hubcaps over the years but only because I was more interested in the emblem collecting at the time. I had a nice early Duryea that went to Bob Snyder in the early 90’s that I wish I had kept, but it bought several nice pieces... like Terry I’m glad I was collecting before the prices were so crazy.

Those are interesting and getting on in age! They also are original items as opposed to some that were made to deceive. Great to see the later aspects of these collectibles and I thank you for showing them.

An earlier version of the Prestone that was reported to be made to place on the pump so that a customer would see it when they were getting gas.

I am pretty sure it’s the 1936 radio delete plate, I don’t know what other years it was the same shape but I suspect a couple either side of 36