Graham-Paige Automobile Emblem, 1930

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Artifact Overview

Truck-building brothers Joseph, Robert and Ray Graham purchased Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company in 1927 and rebranded it Graham-Paige. The brothers' new automobile, introduced in January 1928, sold more than 73,000 units in its first year. But the Great Depression devastated Graham-Paige. The company's last cars appeared in 1940, and its assets went to Kaiser-Frazer in 1947.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Radiator emblem

Date Made

1930

Creator Notes

Made by D. L. Auld Company in Columbus, Ohio for the Graham-Paige Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

86.129.126

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Zinc alloy
Brass (Alloy)
Enamel (Fused coating)

Technique

Cloisonne

Color

Red
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in
Width: 1.375 in
Thickness: 0.03 in

Inscriptions

Upper front: REG. US. PAT. OFF. / MADE IN U.S.A. Center front: GRAHAM / PAIGE verso; THE D. L. AULD CO. / COLUMBUS, O
Graham-Paige Automobile Emblem, 1930