Easter hunt yields an early US automobile badge

[GameOfTones]

Absolutely perfect weather in N. TX for Easter.
Found a strange one for me.

Found a Premier Motors radiator badge. A somewhat obscure early US auto manufacturer that used this badge from 1915 to 1923. Apparently from a little research, this is considered a scarce badge.

Still need to pick some more dirt from it but the design can be seen.
Thanks to my hunting partner for making an in-field ID.

 

[Inspector]

That's a cool badge, hope it cleans well, congratulations

 

[GameOfTones]

That's a cool badge, hope it cleans well, congratulations

Thank you! I'll post updates when I get it a little more presentable.

 

[DigginNorthernVa]

Nice find! That's a car company I've never heard of. Congrats!

 

[RVRoamer76]

Cool radiator badge. Wtg!

 

[DigToChina]

It really doesn’t matter what you find because that username wins... [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122][emoji244][emoji236][emoji244]

 

[trdking]

Find the rest of the car! Thats a rare one

 

[Relicific]

Thats a cool find

 

[GameOfTones]

Nice find! That's a car company I've never heard of. Congrats!

Thanks everyone.
It's a car manufacturer I had never heard of, either. We've found other badges from same era before, but not one so obscure.
Whats interesting to me is how did a car made by such a small car maker in Indianapolis make it so far away during that era.
It was found in the Ft. Worth, TX area.

 

[trdking]

Thanks everyone.
It's a car manufacturer I had never heard of, either. We've found other badges from same era before, but not one so obscure.
Whats interesting to me is how did a car made by such a small car maker in Indianapolis make it so far away during that era.
It was found in the Ft. Worth, TX area.

Easy, it has wheels. I think there are only 3 examples known to exist. I saw one at indy in the museum

 

[Brendan75]

Hi, nice find. Congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice find. I always like to find auto memorabilia.

 

[against the wind]

Very nice,,
Congratulations

 

[Yak1366]

Very nice find, Congrats!!!

 

[Valley Ranger]

Very cool relic! I've never seen one of those before. I found one to an early 1920's Oldsmobile a few years ago. You can see mine here at about the 2:15 mark in the video: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/566424-1920-s-relics.html

 

[A2coins]

Love stuff like that great piece of history would look nice cleaned up

 

[GameOfTones]

Love stuff like that great piece of history would look nice cleaned up

Thanks! Working on that now

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very cool find, congrats!