Three Pointed Star

[turbomangt]

Does anyone know the history of the meaning behind the Mercedes Star?
Answer below picture


The center signifies Superiority, the three arms stand for Land/Air and Sea. Thus Mercedes claims to rule all three facets of the transportation sector of the industry. Since our Cruisers are now part of that I think we should add a forth arm to represent "Cruisers"

[Gary04GT]

Did You Know?
The Mercedes logo

"The 'Mercedes' name was registered right back in 1902, but at that time there was no logo or trademark to accompany it. The idea for the 'Star' logo came when Paul and Adolf Daimler, the two sons of the company's founder (and then in charge of the business) remembered that their father had once used a star symbol in his family correspondence.

Their father, Gottlieb Daimler, had been technical director of the Deutz gas engine factory from 1872 until 1881. At the beginning of his employment there, he had marked a star above his own house on a picture postcard of Cologne and Deutz, and had written to his wife that this star would one day shine over his own factory to symbolize prosperity.

In June 1909 the company registered both three-pointed and four-pointed stars as trademarks. Although both designs were legally protected, only the three-pointed star was ever used. From 1910 onwards it began to appear at the front of the cars as a design feature on the radiator.

The three-points of the star were supposed to represent Daimler's ambition of universal motorization: 'on land, on water and in the air'.

Over the years the logo evolved, to include the 'Benz' laurel wreath, and then, in 1923, the three-pointed star enclosed in a circle was registered as a trademark.

Since then it has changed little, and is now a powerful symbol and integral part of the Mercedes-Benz brand."

[2step]

And then one day the three pointed star met the five pointed star and they walked hand in hand into the sunset........

[turbomangt]

Gary, extremely impressed with the technical data you provided. Maybe you can have you own column soon?????[^]

[nhrapt]

I liked the info thanks

[Gary04GT]

quote:Originally posted by turbomangt

Gary...Maybe you can have you own column soon?????[^]

Thanks, but no thanks. [8]

[quicksilverdon]

I read a while ago that they asked a bunch of teeny-boppers to draw a peace symbol, and most drew the Mercedes logo..

[Hooligan]

Thanks for the info, Gary & Gary!!!!

[Nova69]

quote:Originally posted by 2step

And then one day the three pointed star met the five pointed star and they walked hand in hand into the sunset........

And begat many little 8-pointed starlets! [8D]

[PTurbed]

quote:Originally posted by quicksilverdon

they asked a bunch of teeny-boppers to draw a peace symbol, and most drew the Mercedes logo..

[:I] Guess they've seen the Old Hippy Movies. [?] [?]