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- Moon Hubcap, circa 1922 - Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- circa 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Moon Hubcap, circa 1922
Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- Moon Hubcap, circa 1922 - An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to <em>our</em> identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.
- circa 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Moon Hubcap, circa 1922
An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to our identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.
- Moon Hubcap, 1920-1929 - Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- 1920-1929
- Collections - Artifact
Moon Hubcap, 1920-1929
Early automobile wheels had a central hub with a greased wheel bearing. Hub caps kept grease in and dust out. As wheels evolved and hubcaps became functionally unnecessary, they remained important to both manufacturers -- who branded wheel covers with maker names or logos -- and consumers -- who identified with hubcaps as statements about their cars and themselves.
- Moon Motometer, circa 1925 - Motometers measured a car's radiator coolant temperature and were popular aftermarket accessories in motoring's early years. This motometer, made by the Gidelite Manufacturing Company, bears the name of the Moon Motor Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1905, Moon remained in business until the Great Depression got the better of it in 1930.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Moon Motometer, circa 1925
Motometers measured a car's radiator coolant temperature and were popular aftermarket accessories in motoring's early years. This motometer, made by the Gidelite Manufacturing Company, bears the name of the Moon Motor Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1905, Moon remained in business until the Great Depression got the better of it in 1930.