Velie Motors Automobile Emblem, 1920-1928
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Willard Lamb Velie, grandson of John Deere, formed the Velie Motor Vehicle Company in 1908. The Moline, Illinois, company built automobiles until 1928, the year its founder died. Velie's son, Willard Velie, Jr., took over and focused on the company's aviation production begun a few years earlier. Unfortunately, he died in early 1929, and soon after the company was sold.
Willard Lamb Velie, grandson of John Deere, formed the Velie Motor Vehicle Company in 1908. The Moline, Illinois, company built automobiles until 1928, the year its founder died. Velie's son, Willard Velie, Jr., took over and focused on the company's aviation production begun a few years earlier. Unfortunately, he died in early 1929, and soon after the company was sold.
Artifact
Radiator emblem
Date Made
1920-1928
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Moline
Creator Notes
Made for Velie Motors Corporation, Moline, Illinois.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.129.95
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plate (Material)
Enamel (Fused coating)
Technique
Cloisonne
Die casting
Color
Black (Color)
Light blue
White (Color)
Orange (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 2.625 in
Thickness: 0.04 in
Inscriptions
Center: V / VELIE