FARMACK

Farmack Motor Car Co. (1915-1916)
Chicago, Illinois

This is a Farmack radiator emblem (1915-1916)   khc
Size: 59mm wide 34mm high     MM: Greenduck

Albert J. Farmer had an extensive background and experience in the automotive industry, including with the General Motors Northway engine manufacturing division in Detroit.  

Farmer designed his own four-cylinder engine with an overhead camshaft engine, which led to interest by some auto business people in Chicago. The Farmack Motor Car Company was incorporated in May 1915 and production of the Farmack began. The Farmack was a 20 hp four-cylinder automobile, offered as a five-passenger touring, a two-passenger roadster and a two-passenger cabriolet. 

Initial sales of the Farmack were good and  Albert Farmer used this success to seek additional finance in order to make improvements to his car. In this he was successful, but his financiers insisted on changing the name from Farmack to Drexel (see Drexel). 

Emblems

The Farmack carried a pale blue and white enamel radiator emblem, see example shown above. This Farmack radiator emblem is extremely rare.

The "Farmack" name was also displayed on the hub emblems, see example shown below. This Farmack hub emblem is also extremely rare.

This is a Farmack hub emblem (1915-1916)    mjs
Size: 57mm diameter

The Farmack name in this hub emblem is presented within a Y-shape representing the branches of the Chicago river, which was used by Chicago based businesses to show pride in Chicago.