Haynes Automobile Emblem, 1920-1930

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Artifact Overview

Elwood Haynes and Elmer and Edgar Apperson completed their first automobile in 1894, with Haynes designing the vehicle and the Apperson brothers building it. They organized the Haynes-Apperson Company of Kokomo, Indiana, in 1898. The Appersons left in 1901, but Haynes continued manufacturing cars until 1924. Haynes frequently -- though exaggeratingly -- promoted his company as the maker of "America's first car."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Radiator emblem

Date Made

1920-1930

Creator Notes

Made by the D. L. Auld Company in Columbus, Ohio for the Haynes Automobile Company, Kokomo, Indiana.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

86.129.82

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Zinc alloy
Enamel (Fused coating)

Technique

Cloisonne

Color

Blue
White (Color)
Bronze (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in
Width: 2.5 in
Thickness: 0.06 in

Inscriptions

On front: HAYNES / AMERICA'S FIRST CAR verso: THE D. L. AULD CO. / COL. O. / PAT'D APR. 23 1918
Haynes Automobile Emblem, 1920-1930