RUSH

Rush Delivery Car Co. (1915-1916)

Rush Motor Truck Co. (1916-1918)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This is a Rush radiator emblem (1915-1918)    sam
Size: 100mm wide 63mm high     MM: Unknown

The Rush was an assembled 1/2-ton capacity delivery van or light truck powered by a 17 hp four-cylinder engine. The Rush began life in 1915 but wartime shortages led to progressively higher prices and the demise of the company by 1918.

Emblem

The black and white enamel Rush radiator emblem shown above is very rare. 

This Rush radiator emblem is shown on the following Rush Truck advertisement from 1917:

This is a Rush truck ad showing the rad emblem (1917)  ms

A small enamel version of this emblem was used on the Rush hub emblem, see example below. This Rush hub emblem is also very rare.

This is a Rush hubcap with enamel hub emblem (1915-1918)  dkc
Size: 44mm diameter (hub disc)  38mm wide 25mm high (hub emblem)

Some Rush earlier delivery car models used a plain brass Rush hubcap, see example below:

 

This is a Rush delivery car hubcap (1915-1916)   moroz

The same Rush logo design is shown on the Rush Delivery Car Company serial plate shown below, which was used from 1915 to 1916. This Rush serial plate is rare. 

This is a Rush Delivery Car Co. serial plate showing Rush logo (1915-1916)    mjs
Size: 102mm wide 54mm high