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Marmon Sixteen Automobile Model Automobile Model

This is a automobile model. It was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr. and fabricated by Boucher and made for (as the client) Marmon Motor Car Company. It is dated 1930 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is lacquered wood, chrome-plated metal, rubber. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This model is noteworthy for its long, tapering hood, which was designed to improve airflow, diminish drag, and increase speed. Despite ciritical acclaim, few went into production before the Great Depression that led to the company's demise

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled A Model of Speed and Performance.

This object was donated by Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr.. It is credited Gift of Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr..

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D (on base): 29.5 x 35 x 101 cm (11 5/8 x 13 3/4 x 39 3/4 in.) H x W x D (model): 28 x 33 x 98 cm (11 in. x 13 in. x 38 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscription on metal plaque at front of wooden display base: "MARMON SIXTEEN/ ORIGINAL MODEL OF/ MARMON SIXTEEN SEDAN/ DESIGNED BY/ WALTER DORWIN TEAGUE AND/ WALTER DORWIN TEAGUE JR./ FOR/ THE MARMON MOTOR CAR CO."

Cite this object as

Marmon Sixteen Automobile Model Automobile Model; Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague (American, 1883–1960), Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr. (American, 1910–2004); Fabricated by Boucher; Client: Marmon Motor Car Company; USA; lacquered wood, chrome-plated metal, rubber; H x W x D (on base): 29.5 x 35 x 101 cm (11 5/8 x 13 3/4 x 39 3/4 in.) H x W x D (model): 28 x 33 x 98 cm (11 in. x 13 in. x 38 9/16 in.); Gift of Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr.; 1977-71-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

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