Mark Gregory Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 This one always caught my eye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) As for hood ornaments, this is one that I always appreciated, like a fine piece of art... Of course, I think Trimacar puts it into perspective with a statement that went something to the effect of: “some guy went out and paid all that money for a car, and then had to look at a nude guys butt when he drove” Edited August 28, 2019 by Mark Wetherbee (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoneyPit Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 My problem is that they ALL catch my eye... 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Looking for an OWEN badge or hubcap. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Wills Staint Claire is simple and elegant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) t Edited August 28, 2019 by Mark Gregory (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lump Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Years ago I sold most of my collection of hood ornaments, but kept my radiator badges. One hood ornament that I really regret selling was a beautiful Hudson Griffin, in excellent shape. I don't have a photo of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoneyPit Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, 58L-Y8 said: Wills Staint Claire is simple and elegant. Agree, both the emblem and mascot. BTW, that emblem above is more likely a reproduction, the details are really crude comparatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thanks for posting a picture of an original emblem, much better than the replicas. If ever there was an underrated car, the Wills Stainte Claire is it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoneyPit Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 There is a much better reproduction out there to be aware of, it’s the style with an outer boarder. The giveaway is that it has a post with a small female thread on the backside. The one original emblem I know of with a female thread are the earlier Franklin cars before they went to the fake radiator grill, but those are also well marked. No matter how good any emblem looks, 95% are marked by the maker and any that are not should be approached with caution! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfle Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Now I am a Cole fan, so here are a couple of great designs. The first is the 1913 Radiator badge. It is an excellent badge with the eagle and the logo. One of the best early badge designs in my opinion. Looks great against the German Silver Mayo radiator when all polished. The second is the nickel airplane propeller props that Cole introduced in late 1917 with the launch of the Cole Aero 8 and they used them through 1922. JJ Cole was very big into early flight and used many cross over elements in the design of the Cole Aero 8. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD in KC Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Over the top I know... but it sure gets attention wherever it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 This has been posted before, but for people who have an interest, Mike and Murray Shears have started a great website, this link gets you to a section that discusses the reproduction items: http://www.americanautoemblems.com/p/emblem-collecting.html A warning, I’ve lost several hours reading and dreaming on his site... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 8 hours ago, TheMoneyPit said: My problem is that they ALL catch my eye... What he said... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 7 hours ago, lump said: Years ago I sold most of my collection of hood ornaments, but kept my radiator badges. One hood ornament that I really regret selling was a beautiful Hudson Griffin, in excellent shape. I don't have a photo of it. I don't know if this is a griffin but it is 31 Hudson 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, TexRiv_63 said: I don't know if this is a griffin but it is 31 Hudson 8. VERY nice, Tex. But the Griffin is the mythical beast which is half eagle, and half lion. Has the eagle head and wings, plus body, legs, and claws of the lion. I kick myself about once a week for having let that one get away, so long ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I think this is the one Lump is talking about, he’s guarded my bench for a while now but is in such bad shape that you cannot tell if it were for the Hudson or the Essex Terraplane... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 10 hours ago, kfle said: Now I am a Cole fan, so here are a couple of great designs. The first is the 1913 Radiator badge. It is an excellent badge with the eagle and the logo. One of the best early badge designs in my opinion. Looks great against the German Silver Mayo radiator when all polished. The second is the nickel airplane propeller props that Cole introduced in late 1917 with the launch of the Cole Aero 8 and they used them through 1922. JJ Cole was very big into early flight and used many cross over elements in the design of the Cole Aero 8. Are you going to be at the Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village next week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfle Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, Larry Schramm said: Are you going to be at the Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village next week? Yes we sure will. This year we are bringing my son’s 23 Cole two person Coupe. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, kfle said: Yes we sure will. This year we are bringing my son’s 23 Cole two person Coupe. How about you? We plan on being there with the '13 Buick Model 31 & the '15 Buick truck if everything goes to plan. Look us up. For those of you that have not been to the Old Car Festival, it should be on you bucket list! Myself and many other consider it the best old car event in the county. It is open to vehicles 1932 and older only. There are usually over 700 vehicles of all kinds and condition. For this event vehicle owners are allowed to drive their cars in the village and give rides to family & friends. Ask anyone that has attended this event and I am sure they will be of the same opinion. Look us up. Edited August 29, 2019 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) This is the Pierce mascot I prefer because he's leaning forward into the wind. And another favorite of mine, even though my Rickenbacker does not have this one. Edited August 29, 2019 by zepher (see edit history) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Has anyone meet an early badge collector that roamed junk yards collecting them? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said: Has anyone meet an early badge collector that roamed junk yards collecting them? Bob Yes - the late Lee Roy Hartung started his collection that way. I also knew a guy in PA whose family owned a junk yard. That's where he began collecting emblems and spark plugs. Here's my favorite - got it off the hood of an old tractor in Scotland. Terry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Speaking of old tractors, I found this photo two days ago. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hud Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 The Buick ornament inspired by dancer Isadora Duncan with long, flowing scarf, the item that contributed directly to her death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 14 hours ago, Mark Wetherbee said: I think this is the one Lump is talking about, he’s guarded my bench for a while now but is in such bad shape that you cannot tell if it were for the Hudson or the Essex Terraplane... YES, Mark! That's the one. I sure wish I had never let mine go. It was in great shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 13 hours ago, 1937hd45 said: Has anyone meet an early badge collector that roamed junk yards collecting them? Bob Never met personally but that pile in my picture came in an old box with this note penciled on it - bought 36 emblems in 1943 for $4.00 or 11 cents each! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Thanks Tex, my spark plug collection started with a cigar box of plugs a lady had down the street, still have most of them. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscaster Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 One of the faves in my collection, this 1926 Packard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscaster Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 And yes for me too.they all catch my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscaster Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 My two favorite eye catching items.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcapra Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Is there a difference between a hood ornament and a hood mascot? I think it is that a mascot has to be an animal or person like the lady mascots shown above and an ornament would be more abstract like the Chrysler wings or the Plymouth sails? Or maybe there is no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I believe the names have been muddled together so nobody really knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 15 hours ago, marcapra said: Is there a difference between a hood ornament and a hood mascot? I think it is that a mascot has to be an animal or person like the lady mascots shown above and an ornament would be more abstract like the Chrysler wings or the Plymouth sails? Or maybe there is no difference. To me a mascot is fitted to an exposed radiator car. A hood ornament attaches to a hood on a later 1930's to current automobile. Bob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Bob your comment was exactly what I was going to state as well and according to my friend the late Bill Williams of NH who wrote the mascot book ,I recall a conversation at his flea market space in Hershey one year he felt the same. Mascots sat/were mounted on the radiator cap, and hood ornaments were mounted to the hood ( with the radiator cap under the hood) . Walt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 1942-1948 DeSoto. This is the optional one that lights up when the lights are on. The standard one was chrome, but the same. 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I am very surprised to see so many collections that have the Hat-in-the-Ring Rickenbacker radiator emblem. It's not exactly a very well known car and fewer than 40 are known to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Wow so many beautiful mascots and badges. Here is one that I know for certain is 'One of a Kind' because I made it. Enjoy! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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