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