Automobile Club of Rhode Island Badge, 1935-1955
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Twentieth-century motorists who belonged to automobile clubs attached badges or emblems to their vehicles. These membership badges were displayed prominently on radiators, license plates, bumpers, or elsewhere on the car. The badges helped identify members and promoted the organization. Badges, like this one, were used by members of the Automobile Club of Rhode Island from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s.
Twentieth-century motorists who belonged to automobile clubs attached badges or emblems to their vehicles. These membership badges were displayed prominently on radiators, license plates, bumpers, or elsewhere on the car. The badges helped identify members and promoted the organization. Badges, like this one, were used by members of the Automobile Club of Rhode Island from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s.
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
1935-1955
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Pennsylvania, Allentown
Creator Notes
Designed by Wilbur F. Price and manufactured by Grammes, Inc. in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.135.80
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Metal
Enamel (Fused coating)
Color
Silver (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 4.5 in
Length: 0.5 in (Thickness)
Inscriptions
Obverse: AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF RHODE ISLAND / AAA Reverse: Grammes, Inc / Allentown, PA / Pat no. 2004635
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