Knoxville Automobile Club Badge, 1926
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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 Knoxville Automobile Club, a local AAA affiliate, issued this badge in 1926. The organization offered "Information - Service - Protection."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
1926
Subject Date
1926-1927
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.135.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 5.75 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: INFORMATION - SERVICE - PROTECTION / KNOXVILLE AUTOMOBILE CLUB / 1926-1927 / AAA
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