EAGLE WITH DOGBONE
RADIATOR MASCOT
1930s

Detailed eagle-in-flight radiator mascot mounted on a dogbone-style radiator cap. Excellent wing detail and scale.

Height to top of wing is approximately 7 1/2". The dog bone span is approximately 6".

Mounted on a custom wood base.

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MOTORING MASCOTS OF THE WORLD
WILLIAM C. WILLIAMS
MASCOT REFERENCE BOOK

MOTORING MASCOTS OF THE WORLD by William C. Williams is a must-have reference book for the mascot collector. Covers factory mascots, Lalique and other glass, Commercial, Organizational and Personality mascots, Accessory mascots and more.

Hundreds of black/white photographs. Hardbound. 232 pages. New condition.

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PEGASUS (PEGASE)
RADIATOR MASCOT
FRANCE-1930
F. BAZIN-SIGNED
DUESENBERG OPTIONAL

Rare radiator mascot, by the famed sculptor F. (Francois) Bazin. Signed F. Bazin on base. Approximately 5" in height. Plated bronze.

Shown in all major reference works including Mascottes Automobiles by Michel Legrand, pg. 180, no. 629, Motoring Mascots of the World, by William C. Williams, pg. 34, no. 80, The Automotive Mascot-A Design in Motion, Vol. I,, by James Colwill, pg. 236. no. 136. and many others. Williams states that this mascot "was available as an optional Duesenberg factory mascot."

Mounted on a custom made walnut-stained wood base.

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OLD BILL
RADIATOR MASCOT
ENGLAND-U.S.A.
1920s-

This mascot, Old Bill, was created by Bruce Bairnsfather, whose name appears on the character's cap, for a World War I comic strip called Fragments From France. The popular character was made in many sizes to fit automobiles and motorcycles. Design was patented in the U.S. in 1920. Plated bronze.

Shown in all major reference works including The Automotive Mascot-A Design in Motion,Vol I, by James Colwill, pg. 122, no. 61, Car Mascots-An Enthusiasts Guide by Sirignano & Sulzberger, pg. 22 and many others.

This mascot was available in different sizes. This example is approximately 5 1/2" high. Mounted on brown walnut base.

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MINERVA
RADIATOR MASCOT
BELGIUM
1899-1939

Rare radiator mascot, depicting the head of the Roman Goddess Minerva. A griffin sits atop the helmet. Designed by Perre de Soete for the Minerva Car Company of Belgium. Soete's design took first prize in the prestigious Salon de l' Automobile in Paris in 1921. Plated bronze.

Shown in all major reference works including Mascottes Automobiles by Michel Legrand, pg. 153, Motoring Mascots of the World, by William C. Williams, pg. 79, The Automotive Mascot-A Design in Motion, Vol I, , by James Colwill, pg.167 and many others.

Large size. Approximately 6" in height. Mounted on a custom made walnut-stained wood base.

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SIOUX
RADIATOR MASCOT
FRANCE-1920s
GASTON LAPAGNE

Rare radiator mascot originally designed by Gaston Lapagne. Signed and unsigned examples are known. This period example is unsigned. Approximately 5" in height including black radiator cap. Plated bronze.

Shown in all major reference works including Mascottes Automobiles by Michel Legrand, pg. 132, no. 428, Motoring Mascots of the World, by William C. Williams, pg. 204, no. 843, Bouchons De Radiateur by Dominique Pascal, pg.154, and many others.

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TRIUMPH (TRIOMPHE)
RADIATOR MASCOT
FRANCE-1925
F. BAZIN-SIGNED

Rare radiator mascot, by the famed sculptor F. (Francois) Bazin. Signed F. Bazin on base. Approximately 7" in height. Plated bronze. Some wear erosion on wings.

Shown in all major reference works including Mascottes Automobiles by Michel Legrand, pg. 157, no. 530, The Automotive Mascot-A Design in Motion, Vol I, by James Colwill, pg.150. no. 79, Mascot Catalogs by Robert Ames, pg. 22, and many others. The Ames book shows this mascot in a catalog published by Nils Melior, an importer of French mascots.

Mounted on a custom made walnut-stained wood base.

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SPEED NYMPH WITH WINGS
RADIATOR MASCOT
1930s

The Speed Nymph is among the most popular mascots ever made and was copied by many mascot manufacturers. L.V. Aronson, which is credited with being the first mascot manufacturer in the U.S. (1909) is generally believed to have produced the original design. This example is in excellent condition, is unsigned and is mounted with a compatible pair of stylized wings.

Mascot is approximately 5" in height and is mounted on a black wood base.

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TALLY HO-THE FOX
RADIATOR MASCOT
LOUIS LEJEUNE
"Green Jewel Eyes"

Rare running fox radiator mascot by Louis Lejeune (LL), who took over his father's (Augustine Emile Lejeune) company after his death. The company was started in 1910.

A version of this mascot, signed LL and Copyright on its base, appears in the 1931 Lejeune catalog reproduced in the book Mascot Catalogs by Robert Ames, pg. 121.

A unique feature of this mascot is green jewel eyes.

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DAUGHTER
RADIATOR MASCOT
CORNING-NEW YORK - Ca: 1920

Beautiful "Daughter" radiator mascot by the Corning Glass Co. of New York. Circa 1920. This version is slightly smaller than the "Mother" mascot. Modeled after a mascot by Red-Ashay of the same period. Mounted in a chrome ashtray.

This well-known mascot is illustrated in the book Motoring Mascots of the World by William C. Williams, pg. 193 and in Mascottes Automobiles by Michel LeGrand, pg. 91.

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ROTASCOPE
RADIATOR MASCOT
WIGGLER CO. BUFFALO.N.Y. - 1920s

This unique radiator mascot was designed by George J. Zeis of Buffalo, N.Y. The Wiggler Company, in the same city, manufactured these in the 1920s. Their ads (copy included) proclaimed, " The most unique and most called for radiator ornament made." 3 1/2 " tall and 2" in diameter.

Marked The Wiggler Co. Buffalo, N.Y. Pat. Pend. on the base.

Illustrated in the book The Automotive Mascot - A Design in Motion, Vol 1, p. 208.

Mounted on a custom made walnut-stained wood base. A unique type of radiator mascot seldom seen in this state of preservation.

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FRANKLIN
RADIATOR MASCOT
1925 -1928

Classic Franklin Lion radiator mascot for the Franklin air-cooled car produced between 1925 and 1928. Base stamped Sterling Bronze Co. (manufacturer. Ribbon on front of base contains the words Aura Vincit (Air Conquers). Signed on back © 1924 G. Derujinsky. Mounted on a black wood base.

See the book Motoring Mascots of the World by William C. Williams, pg. 40 for an identical example. Also appears in virtually every mascot reference book. Excellent condition.

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NIL MELIOR CO. - NEW YORK
FRENCH RADIATOR MASCOT CATALOG
1920s

An extremely rare four-panel, eight-sided catalog brochure for French radiator mascots imported by the Nil Melior Co. in New York in the 1920s. Many of the mascots illustrated are among the most desired today. For example the Lune Oui Pleure and the Femme au Singe, are considered among the top fifty most desired mascots by collectors. The Femme au Singe was considered erotic and therefore socially daring for its time. Ephemeral material of this type was usually discarded after initial use. Mascot brochures and catalogs are exceeding rare. This is an equally rare opportunity for the mascot or automobilia collector.

Mounted in a 10 1/2" by 26 1/2" black metal frame that is glassed on both sides to permit viewing of all eight panels of the catalog.

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