Stoughton Wagon Co. (1920-1928)
Stoughton, Wisconsin
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| This is a Stoughton truck emblem (c1920) mjs Size: 69mm diameter MM: None |
The Stoughton Wagon Works was founded in 1865 and incorporated in 1883, and became a major local manufacturer of farm wagons and later moved on to build truck bodies.
Production of the Stoughton motor truck began in 1920 as a series of 1-ton, 1-1/2-ton and 2-ton capacity trucks assembled from stock parts using three-speed gearboxes and worm-drive. A 3-ton capacity model was added in 1922 and a 1-1/4-ton model appeared in 1925. The 1-1/2-ton truck became the Stoughton Model B using a Waukesha engine and the Stoughton Model BJ using a 31.5 hp Stoughton engine. In 1928 Stoughton produced a 4-ton capacity truck.
This Stoughton logo is seen on the red, white and gold painted Stoughton truck radiator emblem shown above at the top of this post. The following appears to be a different color example of the same Stoughton emblem. These Stoughton radiator emblems are very rare.
Stoughton also built three models of fire trucks, mostly rotary gear pumpers with 250, 350 and 500 gpm ratings. Stoughton made some short wheelbase four-cylinder pumpers specially for use by small-town fire departments. The Pirsch company built some fire apparatus using Stoughton truck chassis.
However, Stoughton could not compete with the larger truck companies and ceased production of motor trucks by the end of 1928. Stoughton continued in business as a builder of trailers.
Emblems
The following is an early Stoughton closed truck from 1920 showing a Stoughton logo on the side, although this is clearly for a publicity photo:
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| Stoughton truck displaying a Stoughton logo (1920) wisconsinhistory |
This Stoughton logo is seen on the red, white and gold painted Stoughton truck radiator emblem shown above at the top of this post. The following appears to be a different color example of the same Stoughton emblem. These Stoughton radiator emblems are very rare.
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| This is a Stoughton radiator emblem (c1920) lktec Size: 69mm diameter MM: None |
The following is an early Stoughton heavy duty speed pumper, which has a "Heavy Duty Speed" radiator nameplate mounted below the radiator emblem. There is also a "Stoughton" hood side nameplate. I cannot confirm that the "Heavy Duty Speed" nameplate was originally mounted in this position on the radiator. Original Stoughton nameplates are very rare.
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| Stoughton heavy duty speed pumper (1920) tom herman |
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| Close-up showing radiator emblem & nameplates (1920) |
The following original period Stoughton truck photo shows the "Stoughton" name cast into the radiator tank top and on the sides of the radiator. The "Stoughton" name also appears to be painted on the top sides of the hood.
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| This is a Stoughton truck (c1920) tpw |
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| Close-up showing radiator & hood nameplates (c1920) tpw |
The following photos show surviving Stoughton trucks with cast radiators with the "Stoughton" name cast into the radiator tank top:
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| Stoughton Model BJ dump truck (1926) hatm |
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| Stoughton truck with cast in radiator emblem (c1925) alamy |
The following photo shows a rear view of the Stoughton Model BJ dump truck shown earlier above with what appears to be a rear mounted nameplate:
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| Stoughton Model BJ dump truck with rear nameplate (1926) flickr |
The following is a Stoughton nameplate, which may be from a Stoughton truck or from a later Stoughton trailer:
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| This is a Stoughton nameplate (date unknown) mjs Size: 358mm wide 75mm high |
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