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- 1911 Peerless Brewster Victoria - As its name suggests, the Peerless Motor Car Company of Cleveland built some of America's most prestigious luxury automobiles from 1900 to 1931. This four-cylinder 1911 model features a custom body, in the style of a Victoria carriage, by Brewster & Company of New York. Like many high-end automakers, Peerless did not survive the Great Depression.
- 1911
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1911 Peerless Brewster Victoria
As its name suggests, the Peerless Motor Car Company of Cleveland built some of America's most prestigious luxury automobiles from 1900 to 1931. This four-cylinder 1911 model features a custom body, in the style of a Victoria carriage, by Brewster & Company of New York. Like many high-end automakers, Peerless did not survive the Great Depression.
- Peerless Radiator Emblem, circa 1925 - Early automobile manufacturers took advantage of the prominent location of radiators and affixed branded emblems to them. As cars evolved and radiators were hidden within vehicle bodies, manufacturers retained this practice by branding hoods or grilles. Emblems remained important branding tools, but also became meaningful to consumers as statements about their cars and themselves.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Peerless Radiator Emblem, circa 1925
Early automobile manufacturers took advantage of the prominent location of radiators and affixed branded emblems to them. As cars evolved and radiators were hidden within vehicle bodies, manufacturers retained this practice by branding hoods or grilles. Emblems remained important branding tools, but also became meaningful to consumers as statements about their cars and themselves.