Kaiser Radiator Emblem

Description:

This radiator emblem belonged to a Kaiser car. Kaiser automobiles were first manufactured by the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation of Willow Run, Michigan from 1946 until 1953. Kaiser continued to operate after Frazer left the company in 1953, but ceased production of Kaiser automobiles in 1955. A variety of Kaiser models, including the Kaiser Deluxe, used this radiator emblem with the letter “K” above a buffalo inside a shield.

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.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road, Radiator Emblems, Transportation, Road Transportation

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Credit Line: Hubert G. Larson

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TR.325528.267Accession Number: 260303Catalog Number: 325528.267

Object Name: emblem, radiatorOther Terms: emblem, radiator; Road; Automobile

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-6d05-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_840113

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