CLINTON

Clinton Motors Corp.
New York, New York (1920-1923)
Reading, Pennsylvania (1923-1934) 

This is a Clinton truck radiator emblem (c1923)    bmhv

Clinton Motors Corporation assembled trucks in a small way in New York from 1920 before taking over the Schwartz Motor Truck Corporation and moving to a factory in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1923. 

A complete line of eight worm drive truck models from 1-1/4-ton to 7-ton capacity was available during the mid-1920's. From 1925 to 1928, bus chassis for 30 and 35-passengers were also offered. After 1929, the Depression seriously affected the Clinton truck business and trucks were built to special order only. All Clinton truck production had ceased by 1934.

Emblems

I have found no information regarding the few Clinton trucks built in New York. However, Clinton trucks built in Reading, Pennsylvania carried a round radiator emblem displaying the letter "C", see the following photo of a surviving Clinton Model 45 truck chassis from about 1923:

Clinton Model 45 truck showing radiator emblem (c1923)  bmhv

The following close up photo shows the originally painted, cast metal Clinton truck radiator emblem. This Clinton truck radiator emblem is extremely rare.

Close up showing Clinton truck radiator emblem

The following original period photo of a Clinton concrete mixer truck from the mid-1920's shows the painted radiator emblem and a hood side Clinton nameplate:

Clinton truck with radiator emblem & hood side nameplate (mid-1920's)   forums.aths

The black painted Clinton truck hood side nameplate shown below is rare:

This is a Clinton truck hood side nameplate (1923-1934)  mjs
Size: 350mm wide 75mm high