DOUGLAS

Douglas Motor Corp. (1918-1919)

Omaha, Nebraska 

This is a Douglas emblem (1918-1919)      sam
Size: 55mm diameter     MM: Unknown

The Douglas Motor Corporation was established in 1918 to take over from the Drummond Motor Company and the Drummond V-8 was up-dated to become the new 75 hp Douglas V-8 automobile. Touring models, a roadster and a Speedster Special were offered but it did not work out and Douglas automobile production ceased in 1919 after building only 334 units.

The company also built a range of motor trucks, which were more successful. The Douglas truck continued in production until 1935 (see Douglas Truck).

Emblems

The Douglas automobile carried a round radiator emblem, see the pink and black enamel Douglas example shown below. This Douglas radiator emblem is very rare.

This is a Douglas radiator emblem (1918-1919)   sam
Size: 56mm diameter    MM: Unknown

There are plain metal versions of the Douglas emblem, see example shown above at the top of this post. This is a Douglas hub emblem, see Douglas hubcap shown below. These Douglas hub emblems are rare.

This is a Douglas hubcap showing hub emblem (1918-1919)  dkc

There are also examples of the Douglas emblem painted in a variety of colors. For such a short lived automobile and such a low production total, it is unlikely that these painted Douglas emblems were used as production emblems. More likely, they were hub emblems painted to provide more interest in the emblem, although it is possible that some painted Douglas emblems were used for light duty Douglas commercial vehicles but I cannot confirm this.

The following are examples of painted Douglas emblems:

This is a Douglas radiator emblem (1918-1919)   sam
Size: 56mm diameter   MM: Unknown

This is a Douglas radiator emblem (1918-1919)    khc
Size: 57mm diameter   MM: None

This is a Douglas radiator emblem (1918-1919)    mjs
Size: 55mm diameter   MM: None