STATES

States Motor Car Manufacturing Co. (1916-1918)

Kalamazoo, Michigan

This is a States radiator emblem (1916-1918)     sam
Size: 70mm wide 36mm high    MM: Unknown (some Robbins)

The States was built in the former Michigan Buggy Company plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which had more recently been used to build the Greyhound light car. The States was initially a 32 hp four-cylinder five-passenger touring car when production began in 1916. There were presumably problems with the States, because the management team changed in 1917.

A 37 hp six-cylinder States model was also offered in touring and roadster body styles for 1918 but the company was out of business by the end of 1918. Production figures for the States are not known but are likely to have been modest at best.

Emblems

The following original period photo of a States four-cylinder Model B touring car from 1918 shows a rectangular shaped radiator emblem, although the detailed design cannot be seen:

States Four-cylinder Model B Touring (1918)  catj 

This radiator emblem may be the white, blue and red enamel States radiator emblem shown below, although I cannot confirm this as the poor quality of the original photo of the States Model B may be affected by light reflection. This States radiator emblem is extremely rare.

This is a States radiator emblem (1916-1918)      sam
Size: 70mm wide 36mm high     MM: Unknown (some Robbins)

The dark blue, white and red States radiator emblem shown above at the top of this post is also extremely rare. 

It is possible that one of these States radiator emblems was used on the four-cylinder model and the other on the six-cylinder model but I cannot confirm this. If you have further details of the use of these States radiator emblems, please let me know, in order to update this post.

Emblem collectors should beware as there are Pulfer reproduction States radiator emblems, which have shiny flat backs and no maker's mark, see example below:

This is a Pulfer reproduction States radiator emblem   tcc