Locomobile Hubcaps

Whiling the day away, looking and my rolling chassis, I gazed upon the rather plain looking hubcaps....

So I did a little Google Image research to find what other early automobile's did with their hubcaps. Now admittedly the 1899 Locomobile did not have any special insignia, but this is a replica and adjustments to its design is fair game up to a point. Below I found an early Locomobile hubcap.

And I thought the medallion would look pretty nice on the Lyka. So I did a little playing around with the image to color the medallion in my Lyka's color scheme. See below.

The yellow represents a natural brass finish, with red crescents and lettering on a black background.

Again taking to the internet I found a company that makes all kinds of replicated medallions, for collector bicycles, antique cars and motorcycles. Below is a sample of a medallion they can produce.

As you can see very similar to the design I would like. So I drew up a sketch and submitted my images for a quote. Below is the proof artwork from Nostalgic Reflections Co.

The left side is their image needed to photo etch the piece of brass, the right is a mock-up of the color scheme. And finally again with my crude image abilities I have mocked up what the medallion would look like on the Lyka. If any other builders desire these hubcaps, I would be happy to provide my contact. I'm sure they can colorize the medallion to your specific scheme.

I have committed to paying for the setup (non-recurring expense) and have been given a quote of $55 per medallion. I have received Kits 9 & 10, but I'm a little behind on some other projects and hope to resume my build next week.

I have added a link to the sketch I made that I submitted to Nostalgic Reflections: Locomobile Hubcap Sketch.