Reply To: Hood Orrnament Question

[Peter Williams]

Terry,

Well, I ventured into the maelstrom and found my William C. Williams, Motoring Mascots of the World.

Williams states on pages; 61 & 62 that the top mascot shown on this discussion is from the Late Teens to 1922.

The book makes no mention of Karl’s first mascot shown with an Arrow but shows one similar without the Arrow, that is listed as of 1905 vintage.

The second one Karl posted is of 1920s vintage, which is the one I reproduced, with ITALIC BLOCK letters.

Williams also shows another PIERCE Wheel & Arrow similar to Karl’s second photo, but it appears to be FLAT rather than more rounded (if you get my drift) and that Mascot has BLOCK letters that are straight and not ITALIC, made for the Series 80.

Finally regarding this type of mascot, Williams shows the Winged, Pierce-Arrow, wheel-like mascot with the image of the nose of a Series 80 inside of a hexagon. This was likewise made for the Series 80, one of which sold a few days ago on eBay.

I hope that this aids in your search for information.

Peter