Vanderbilt Cup Race Lapel Pin, 1908
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Artifact Overview
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., launched America's first great automobile race, the Vanderbilt Cup, in 1904. Top American and European drivers and cars came to Long Island, New York, for the annual event. After three consecutive victories by French cars, an American-built Locomobile won in 1908. Driver George Robertson and mechanician Glenn Ethridge earned the prize with their car "Old 16."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lapel pin
Date Made
1908
Subject Date
24 October 1908
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2022.147.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Metal
Color
Cream (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.313 in
Thickness: 0.188 in
Inscriptions
Front: VANDERBILT CUP RACE / OCT. 24, 1908
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