Rochet-Schneider (FR)

Rochet-Schneider was a French company that produced automobiles between 1894 and 1932. The Rochet-Schneider sales slogan was “strength, simplicity and silence”.

Like other motorcars of the Brass Era, the cars made by Rochet-Schneider were largely intended for wealthy hobbyists and made use of brass fittings, pattern leather, hand-crafted wood and other expensive components.

Emblematic Ornament (year unknown)

The Rochet-Schneider cars did not have an official radiator mascot. This theory is supported by contemporary photos and advertisements. However, individual enameled emblems appear from time to time that may once have been part of an emblematic radiator mascot. It remains to be verified whether this is really a radiator mascot as shown in the following photos:

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