Haynes Automoibile Emblem, 1920-1930
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Elwood Haynes and Elmer and Edgar Apperson completed their first automobile in 1894, with Haynes designing the vehicle and the Apperson brothers building it. They organized the Haynes-Apperson Company of Kokomo, Indiana, in 1898. The Appersons left in 1901, but Haynes continued manufacturing cars until 1924. Haynes frequently -- though exaggeratingly -- promoted his company as the maker of "America's first car."
Elwood Haynes and Elmer and Edgar Apperson completed their first automobile in 1894, with Haynes designing the vehicle and the Apperson brothers building it. They organized the Haynes-Apperson Company of Kokomo, Indiana, in 1898. The Appersons left in 1901, but Haynes continued manufacturing cars until 1924. Haynes frequently -- though exaggeratingly -- promoted his company as the maker of "America's first car."
Artifact
Radiator emblem
Date Made
1920-1930
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by the D. L. Auld Company in Columbus, Ohio for the Haynes Automobile Company, Kokomo, Indiana.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.129.82
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Zinc alloy
Enamel (Fused coating)
Technique
Cloisonne
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Bronze (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 2.5 in
Thickness: .06 in
Inscriptions
On front: HAYNES / AMERICA'S FIRST CAR verso: THE D. L. AULD CO. / COL. O. / PAT'D APR. 23 1918
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