Hood Ornaments

These hood ornament and car mascot designs were found in patents from the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s.

 
Master De Luxe ornament
An automobile radiator ornament for Ternstedt Manufacturing Company. This ornament was used on the 1939 Chevrolet Master De Luxe. 1938
Pontiac ornament
A radiator ornament design for General Motors. You can see the actual thing here. 1935
Decorative radiator cap
A highly ornamental design for a radiator cap. 1928
Archer radiator ornament
Oncoming drivers with quiver at the site of this ornamental design for a radiator ornament. 1927
On the wing of a bird
An ornamental design for an automobile radiator ornament. 1926
Beauty
This radiator ornament is designed to stop traffic. 1922
Fa-la-la-la-la
'Tis the season to adorn your carriage with holiday kitsch. A Christmas tree hood ornament. 1928
Siren
 A seductive radiator cap ornament assigned to the Stover Signal Engineering Company of Racine, Wisconsin. 1926
Dancing ornament
A flamboyant design for an automobile hood ornament. 1929
Gargoyle ornament
A gargoyle radiator ornament. 1928
Studebaker ornament
A radiator cap ornament for Studebaker. Here is a photograph. 1927
Propellor ornament
A radiator ornament for the driver who dreams of taking to the skies. 1928
Chief Pontiac
Chief Pontiac radiator cap design assigned to Ternstedt Manufacturing Co. 1926
Winged nude in headdress
A radiator ornament of a winged woman in a bird headdress. 1926
A winged horse
A Pegasus radiator cap design assigned to the Stover Signal Engineering Company of Racine, Wisconsin. 1926
Your head goes here
The headless ornament for White Products Company of Chicago. 1928
Steer radiator cap
A animal-head hood ornament design. 1921
Maxwell Motor radiator cap
This is another design for a winged radiator cap by Oliver H. Clark. Another version can be seen here. This design was for the Maxwell Motor Corporation, which later became the Chrysler Corporation. 1924
Winged hood ornament
A winged, flag waving warrior mascot. I don't believe this was manufactured. If you know differently, please leave a comment. 1926
William Schnell hood ornament
William Schnell had another design for a radiator ornament that was used on the 1931 Pierce-Arrow and of course this patent design. This design was assigned to Ternstedt Manufacturing Company, which made auto body hardware and was acquired by General Motors in 1926. 1926
Spaceship ornament
A novelty design for an after-market hood ornament. Alex Tremulis is known for designing the Tucker automobile and Star Trek's 'Enterprise' spaceship. 1951
Jet hood ornament
This jet hood ornament resembles Kaiser designs from the 1950s. 1951
Lady radiator ornament
A radiator cap ornament for the Norlip Company of Chicago. 1929
Fender ornament
A fender ornament for the 1958 Buick Century. 1954
Eagle hood ornament
An eagle in flight hood ornament. 1950
Aerodynamic ornament
An aerodynamic design for a radiator ornament. 1936
Winged radiator cap
An ornamental design for a radiator cap. 1929
Studebaker radiator cap
A radiator cap design for the Studebaker Corp. 1928
Wait, go
A combined radiator cap ornament and traffic signal. It's not clear from the patent how this is supposed to work. Perhaps the driver is supposed to signal to pedestrians or other drivers when it is safe to proceed. 1928
Radiator ornament
A Mercury radiator ornament. This appears to be an after-market accessory. 1927
Stop, look and listen
This ornamental radiator cap offers safety advice. 1926
Corn radiator ornament
A corn design for a radiator ornament. 1923
Ternstedt ornament design
A "6" radiator ornament design for Ternstedt Manufacturing Company. 1926
Streamlined radiator ornament
A design with clean lines for an automobile radiator ornament. 1936
Egyptian goddess hood ornament
A winged Egyptian goddess hood ornament. 1928
Goddess of Speed
The Packard Goddess of Speed. 1939
Hood ornament
Hood ornament for the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. 1955
Chief Pontiac
Chief Pontiac. Indian head radiator ornament for a 6-cylinder 1936 Pontiac. 1935