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Hood Ornament
Specifications
Hood Ornament
Category
Transportation
Classification
CHENHALL - Distribution & Transportation Objects - Land Transportation T&E - Land Transportation Accessories - Component, Vehicle - Ornament, Vehicle - Ornament, Hood
Object Origin
c.1933
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Chrome-plated brass hood ornament in the shape of a star. Bird with outstretched wings perched at the top of the star. "CHICAGO / WORLD'S FAIR" in raised text around circle. Center of the ornament has "I / WILL / 1933" in raised text. Brass bar for mounting protrudes from the back, perpendicular to the ornament. There is a small screw hole at the end.
Marks: "CHICAGO / WORLD'S FAIR" "I / WILL / 1933"
Measurements: Object:
Height: 4.125 in, Length: 4.625 in, Depth: 1.5 in
Weight: 0.586 lbs
Credit
Gift of Howard Rossen, 1993.44.642
Display Status
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Hood Ornament
About: Hood Ornament
About: Hood Ornament
This hood ornament with the Chicago motto “I Will” in the center designated a vehicle as an official automobile used for the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. The phrase “I Will” has been a longtime slogan for the city of Chicago.
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