HURLBURT

Hurlburt Motor Truck Co.
New York, New York (1912-1915)
Bronx, New York (1915-1919)
Harrisburg Manufacturing & Boiler Co. (1919-1927)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

This is a Hurlburt nameplate (c1917-1927)     mjs
Size: 378mm wide 58mm high

The Hurlburt Motor Truck Company began in New York City in 1912 but moved to the Bronx in 1915.

The Hurlburt began with a line of 1-ton, 2-ton and 3-1/2-ton capacity trucks, which by 1918 had been expanded to include 5-ton and 7-ton capacity trucks. All Hurlburt trucks were worm drive trucks. From 1918, Hurlburt trucks were given a v-shaped radiator. In 1919, the Hurlburt was taken over by the Harrisburg Manufacturing and Boiler Company in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. By the end of production in 1927, the Hurlburt range consisted of five models from 1-ton to 10-ton capacity.

As with many other smaller truck builders, the Hurlburt could not compete with the larger truck manufacturers and it was all over in 1927.  

Emblems

I can find no photos or illustrations of the first Hurlburt trucks showing the radiator. However, Hurlburt trucks built in 1917 for the 1918 model year had a distinctive v-shaped radiator, which gave the Hurlburt a recognisable identity without the need for an emblem.

The Hurlburt did not carry a radiator emblem but did display the "Hurlburt" name on Hurlburt nameplates attached to the sides of the hood, see examples shown below:

Hurlburt 3-1/2-ton truck with hood side nameplate (1918) justoldtrucks

Hurlburt dump truck with hood & body side nameplates (1917) rutgers-lib

Close-up showing hood & body side Hurlburt nameplates (1917) 

This is the black painted Hurlburt hood side nameplate shown above at the top of this post. This Hurlburt nameplate is very rare.

The Hurlburt name was also displayed on some models on a small, triangular brass nameplate combined serial plate attached to the body side panel in front of the door to the driver's cab, see the close-up photo shown above.  

This is the triangular, brass Hurlburt nameplate/serial plate shown below. This Hurlburt nameplate is rare.

This is a Hurlburt nameplate/serial plate (c1918)    mjs
Size: 92mm wide 80mm high   MM: None

The Hurlburt hubcaps displayed a large white "H" on a black hub emblem, see close-up photo shown below:

Close-up showing Hurlburt hubcap (1917)

The following is a different style of Hurlburt hub emblem. This Hurlburt hub emblem is rare.

This is a Hurlburt hub emblem (c1918)     sam
Size: 86mm diameter