AAA Automobile Club of Michigan Badge & License Plate Topper, 1945-1960
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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. The Automobile Club of Michigan, a local AAA affiliate, issued this license plate topper in the decades after World War II.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
1945-1960
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.135.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Color
White (Color)
Blue
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height : 4.5 in (badge w/ mount)
Width: 9.5 in (badge w/ mount)
Inscriptions
Center: AAA
Encircling center: AUTOMOBILE CLUB / OF MICHIGAN
stamped into verso: BASTIAN BROS / ROCHESTER, NY
Handwritten on back: 50's (sic)
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