BREWSTER

Brewster & Co. (1915-1925)

Long Island City, New York

Springfield Manufacturing Corp. (1934-1935)

Springfield, Massachusetts

This is a New York Brewster radiator emblem (c1920-1925)    mjs
Size: 50mm diameter    MM: Unknown

Brewster & Company was a long established builder of high quality coachwork, originally for horsedrawn carriages and later for motor vehicles. In 1915 the company began also to manufacture an automobile of their own. The Brewster had a four-cylinder Knight-type engine and used a variety of elegant body styles. The Brewster was discontinued in 1925 and the Brewster company was absorbed by Rolls Royce of America in early 1926 (see Rolls Royce).

Brewster was back in business in Springfield, Massachusetts from 1934 to 1935 after the collapse of Rolls Royce of America. The new Brewster cars were built using mainly Ford V8 chassis but other chassis were also used. However, Brewster suffered financial problems and could not survive the Depression. Only about 113 Brewster cars were built in Springfield.

Emblem

The New York Brewster carried a simple metal radiator emblem, which was also used as a hub emblem for some models, see example shown above at the top of this post. This Brewster radiator emblem is rare.

The Springfield Brewster used a black and white enamel radiator emblem, see example below, which is extremely rare:

This is a Springfield Brewster radiator emblem (1934-1935)   aacam
Size: Unknown     MM: Unknown