King Radiator Emblem, 1915-1925
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The King Motor Car Company lasted thirteen years from 1911 to 1924. In its peak production year of 1916, it produced three thousand vehicles. Four years later, board members ask that the company be dissolved. The company was sold in 1921 and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. A year later it was bankrupt.
The King Motor Car Company lasted thirteen years from 1911 to 1924. In its peak production year of 1916, it produced three thousand vehicles. Four years later, board members ask that the company be dissolved. The company was sold in 1921 and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. A year later it was bankrupt.
Artifact
Radiator emblem
Date Made
1915-1925
Creators
King Motor Car Company (Detroit, Mich.)
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Made for King Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan by the D. L. Auld Company in Columbus, Ohio.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.129.81
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Zinc alloy
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.625 in
Thickness: .375 in
Inscriptions
Center front: KING Stamped verso: PATENTS PENDING / D. AULD CO / COLUMBUS O