1920 METEOR MOTOR CAR AUTOMOBILE GRILL BADGE NEAR MINT

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This is from Jack Martellsâe(tm) (author of âeoeThe Beer Can Collectorâe(tm)s Bibleâe and âeoeAntique Automotive Collectiblesâe) personal collection. He was my father-in-law and an amazing person. He passed away a couple years ago. Weâe(tm)re currently liquidating his collections. He collected collections !!! Many many more unique and rare antiques and collectibles to come!!! ~ goofyerm ~ is also selling Jack Martellsâe(tm) collections ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Antique ~ Original ~ Vintage Very Rare 1920 Meteor Motor Car Automobile Grill Badge Made in Piqua, Ohio This is the actual grill badge pictured in the colored section of "Antique Automotive Collectibles", by Jack Martells (Photo # 211) CONDITION: NEAR MINT T is a pin-size chip in the porcelain in the blue under the "M". Measures 3 1/4 in. x 1 13/16 in. The following was copied from : METEOR or, Records and Hearses in Piqua, Ohio (circa 1920-1921) This scarce label was produced for the Meteor Motor Car Company of Piqua, Ohio. According to the 1917 Talking Machine World Trade Directory, the Meteor Motor Car Company marketed a single phonograph model. At the time, TMW did not mention Meteor records (which probably were not introduced until the early 1920s), nor did it offer any explanation of why an automobile company was also dealing in phonographs. Although read more