Chattanooga Automobile Club Badge, 1940-1960
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Artifact Overview
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. Members of the Chattanooga Automobile Club, a local AAA affiliate, used this badge around 1950.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
1940-1960
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.135.109
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Metal
Enamel (Fused coating)
Color
White (Color)
Blue
Red
Dimensions
Height: 3.125 in
Width: 4.5 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: CHATTANOOGA AUTOMOBILE CLUB / AAA
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