Chalmers Automobile Emblem, 1915-1925
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Artifact Overview
This round emblem with CMC initials identified an automobile made by Chalmers Motor Car Company. In 1908, Hugh Chalmers infused capital into the Thomas-Detroit Company. The company, then named Chalmers-Detroit, became Chalmers Motor Car Company in 1911. It merged with the Maxwell Company in 1922 after facing economic problems. The last Chalmers model was built in 1923.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Radiator emblem
Date Made
1915-1925
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by the D. L. Auld Company in Columbus, Ohio for Chalmers Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.129.96
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Zinc alloy
Enamel (Fused coating)
Technique
Cloisonne
Color
White (Color)
Blue
Bronze (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.25 in
Thickness: 0.05 in
Inscriptions
Front: C / M / C / CHALMERS
verso: D. L. AULD CO. / COL. O.
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