E. G. Wallof (1902)
Wallof Motor Truck Co. (1910-1912)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| This is a Wallof dash board script (1910-1912) mjs Size: 312mm wide |
E. G. Wallof was the proprietor of a Minneapolis machine shop that also dealt with gasoline engines and marine and stationary engines. Wallof built a steam powered runabout in 1902, similar in appearance to a Mobile/Locomobile, but did not proceed to production.
The Wallof Motor Truck Company was established by E. G. Wallof in 1910 and investors were invited to buy stock. Some references suggest that production did not proceed beyond prototype stage, but some vehicles were certainly built, including a depot wagon and a truck. Unfortunately, insufficient investors took an interest in the Wallof company and in late 1912 the Wallof plant was closed down.
In 1913, E. G. Wallof moved his plant to Redcliff in Alberta, Canada, where he established Redcliff Motors Company and built about 15 beautifully finished vehicles, including trucks, buses and an ambulance. This venture was also unsuccessful and production ceased in 1914. The Redcliff plant then manufactured munitions for the First World War.
Emblem
The following original photo of a Wallof depot wagon from 1910 does not appear to show an emblem. It is possible that there is a script mounted on the front of the dash board but is not visible due to shadow:
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| Wallof depot wagon (1910) fred roe |
However, the following photo of a Wallof truck from the same period is indeed seen to display a script mounted on the front of the dash board:
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| Wallof truck showing dash script (c1910) Hennepin County Library |
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| Close up showing dash script |
The photo is not very clear but close observation shows that this script does read "Wallof" and is the same design as the brass Wallof script shown above at the top of this post and again below. This Wallof script is very rare.
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| This is a Wallof dash board script (1910-1912) mjs Size: 312mm wide |
The following original photo of a twelve passenger bus built in Redcliff, Alberta by E. G. Wallof in 1913 shows brass Redcliff scripts mounted on the radiator core and on the side of the driver's seat:
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| Redcliff Twelve Passenger Bus (1913) cars of canada |
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| Close up showing Redcliff radiator script (1913) |
Thanks for posting all of this great information. I just purchased a Wallof brass emblem like the one pictured above. I did some research and found that the Hennepin County Library in Minnesota has a collection of photos by William Wallof. One of the pictures is of a Wallof Delivery Truck. The brass radiator emblem can bee seen faintly in the picture. Here is the link for the Hennepin County Library picture https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/p17208coll11/id/203/rec/62.
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