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Aerowallah · 27 August 2006, 08:49 AM

Wow...very forward looking design on the outside for a 19-teens case...no script of any kind on the exterior to explain the occasion...

This is from Wikipedia's entry on Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft

Three-pointed star: land, water and air

In the 1870s, while working for Otto at the Deutz-AG gas-engine company, in Cologne, Daimler sent his wife Emma Kunz a postcard, marking his residence with a three-pointed star and writing: "one day this star will shine over our triumphant factories". Since then, this line has inspired both Daimler and Maybach when developing light and powerful engines for "land, water, and air".

In the 1900s, after the Mercedes' success, DMG was still lacking a trademark. Paul and Adolf Daimler, the sons of Gottlieb (who had died in early March of 1900), suggested using that symbol. The company's board accepted the proposal in June 1909, also registering a four-pointed one (which has never been used).

The three-pointed star debuted in 1910. In 1916, it was surrounded by a circle with four additional stars, with either the name Mercedes or of the respective factory (Untertürkheim or Berlin-Marienfelde). In 1937, the familiar symbol was registered by Daimler-Benz, a three-dimensional three-pointed star, contained in a circle.

DOL--are those little white stars in that blue ring?
Rgds
John

27 August 2006, 08:49 AM	#28 (permalink)
Aerowallah Scout Pilot Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 477	Wow...very forward looking design on the outside for a 19-teens case...no script of any kind on the exterior to explain the occasion... This is from Wikipedia's entry on Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft Three-pointed star: land, water and air In the 1870s, while working for Otto at the Deutz-AG gas-engine company, in Cologne, Daimler sent his wife Emma Kunz a postcard, marking his residence with a three-pointed star and writing: "one day this star will shine over our triumphant factories". Since then, this line has inspired both Daimler and Maybach when developing light and powerful engines for "land, water, and air". In the 1900s, after the Mercedes' success, DMG was still lacking a trademark. Paul and Adolf Daimler, the sons of Gottlieb (who had died in early March of 1900), suggested using that symbol. The company's board accepted the proposal in June 1909, also registering a four-pointed one (which has never been used). The three-pointed star debuted in 1910. In 1916, it was surrounded by a circle with four additional stars, with either the name Mercedes or of the respective factory (Untertürkheim or Berlin-Marienfelde). In 1937, the familiar symbol was registered by Daimler-Benz, a three-dimensional three-pointed star, contained in a circle. DOL--are those little white stars in that blue ring? Rgds John Last edited by Aerowallah; 27 August 2006 at 08:58 AM.