Krebs Motor Truck Co. (1922-1925)
Bellevue, Ohio
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| This is a Krebs radiator emblem (1922-1925) hatm/trombinoscar |
Little is known about the Krebs Motor Truck Company of Bellevue, Ohio, except that Krebs built conventional assembled trucks.
Krebs trucks were made in various sizes from 3/4-ton to 6-ton capacity and were all powered by four-cylinder Continental engines. Some Krebs trucks were used as oil and gas tankers but the basic Krebs chassis remained unchanged throughout the life of the Krebs. In 1925 the name was changed to Buck.
The "Krebs" name was also displayed on a painted nameplate attached to the sides of the hood, see examples shown below:
This is the painted, cast aluminum Krebs nameplate shown below. This Krebs nameplate is very rare.
Emblems
The 2-1/2-ton capacity Krebs Model 75 truck had an aluminum radiator with what appears to be an emblem molded into the radiator tank top, see photos of a surviving Model 75 Krebs truck shown below and a close-up view of the radiator emblem shown above. This Krebs radiator emblem is very rare.
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| Krebs Model 75 with rad emblem (1922) hatm/trombinoscar |
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| Krebs truck radiator emblem (1922) hatm/trombinoscar |
The "Krebs" name was also displayed on a painted nameplate attached to the sides of the hood, see examples shown below:
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| Krebs Model 75 truck with hood side nameplate (1922) hatm |
This is the painted, cast aluminum Krebs nameplate shown below. This Krebs nameplate is very rare.
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| This is a Krebs nameplate (1922-1925) mjs Size: 248mm wide 52mm high MM: Unknown |
It is possible that the 3/4-ton and other light duty Krebs trucks may have used a different radiator and emblem but I cannot confirm this.
If you have details of other Krebs emblems or nameplates, please let me know, in order to update this post.
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