Nice recovery JimDon,
Thought you might like some additional perspective on the symbol:
"The Dodge Brothers Club's FAQ states that the interlocking-triangles symbol was not chosen to anger Henry Ford, as the popular story goes (though the brothers seemed contemptuous of Ford when they started their own company), and goes on to say that, at the time the emblem was first used (1914), the “Star of David” was not generally associated with Judaism. It suggests these possibilities, among others:
1. These are two interlocking Greek letter "deltas" or "Ds" for the two Dodge brothers
2. A medieval symbol of mysticism and the joining of mind and body; in this case representing the joining of two brothers, who were very close (allegedly, letters addressed to just one of them would be discarded).
3. An abstraction of the square and compass of the Freemasons (this seems unlikely as well).
4. A badge with six pointed star similar to those used for law-enforcement officer's badges, some outlined with triangles. The old-west Dodge City badge had six points. Horace Dodge was said to enjoy accompanying local law-enforcement officers on their runs.
The Dodge Brothers Club News editor wrote that the “emblem is also a ‘Solomon’s Seal’ sign of interconnected spirits, as the brothers were.”
The source for the FAQ information on this topic appears to be Dodge Bros, the men, the motorcars, the legacy, by Charles K. Hyde, Wayne State University Press, 2004. The source for the Dodge Brothers logos is cartype.com."
Dodge logos and hood ornaments
