Nasco Ornamental Jewel

[slim]

Can anyone shed some light on this for me, what is a nasco ornamental jewel, where does it go , and what purpose does it serve (if any). I have never seen this nasco part and just saw it listed in the technical section!   SLIM

[FE_UTE]

Hi Slim

Can't help you with any answers but saw a jewel attached to an FX grill emblem on a 1952 FX Sedan in a shed a couple of weeks ago. It was faded in the top half and had been on the car a long time. It is the first time I have seen a Jewl on a car.

Cheers
Gary  

[RET]

Slim,

I've only ever seen a couple of them, I guess they weren't that popular an accessory.  They were typically used to add a little 'something' to standard models (or that was the intention, anyway).  A bit like the Caprice and Premier badges that are fitted to the 'C' pillar of some models.

Hope that helps,
RET

[mcl1959]

The jewell is about 40 mm in diam, with the FJ hub cap centre section covered in a thick plastic or epoxy.
It has 2 clips which go through the body and is held on much the same way as the glove box emblem.
I have had a couple of them go through the car club auction and they usually bring about $200 each.

Ken

[slim]

Would you have a picture you could post , as a few people into FE/FC are as unsure as I am, as to what they look like. Would be much appreciated , as it is hard to look for something when you dont know what it looks like?   THANKYOU   SLIM.         P/S I got the parts catalogue book, Thank you Again

[59er]

Slim, I know a guy who has an ornamental jewel still in the package but it is mega bucks. He said something like
$600.00. If you want a name and number let me know.
Kev.

[slim]

Tell him I will give him a smile for a look , $600 bucks , My name is not rockafella.

[slim]

I have just been told that the jewels are actually for a FX/FJ and not an FE/FC, is this correct as I am currently bidding on one at the Ebay site, I was going to put it on my FC panelvan , but now have become unclear as to there origins.  Could anyone shed some more light on this subject for me .     SLIM

[RET]

As I understand it (and please correct me if I'm wrong anyone) the jewel was originally released as a Nasco accessory for 48/FJ (it looks a lot like an FJ horn button).  It was definitely still sold as an accessory through the late 50s, as it appears frequently in issues of "Accelerator" (the Holden/Nasco dealer magazine).  My Dad has my collection of Accelerators at the moment, so I can't check, but I think the ads always show the badge either by itself or in its box.  I don't think there's a pic of one mounted on a car.

It also appears on the back page of the Nasco accessory brochure for the FE, so that's pretty definite:

ORNAMENTAL JEWEL
A miniature replica of the Holden Emblem, of special appeal to Holden Standard owners, complete with attaching parts.

However it does not appear in the Nasco Accessories Catalog #93-ACCESS-58, which is supposedly the exhaustive list for the FC.

I've only ever seen one on an FC that I can recall, and that was at the first Nats in Ballarat, 1988.

Hope that's some help,

RET

[slim]

Hopefully , you may see another FC with one on it, IN the Near future, Say 2003,   Thanks  Slim

[ACE]

Hi All
RET are there 2 types of jewells? as the ones i have look like miniature FJ hubcaps.
SLIM  I have seen only 2 FCs in Sydney with the jewells fitted, both were attached to the speaker grille.
Regards ACE

[RET]

Horn button, hubcap *shrug*  I was thinking mostly of the acrylic casing and depth with that description.

There's only one jewel AFAIK.

RET

[mcl1959]

Slim, I just had a look at the jewel on ebay and this is DEFINATELY the one.
I have only ever seen a few fitted to cars as original.  One was on the quarter panel of a ute, the other was on the front doors of a FC sedan.
RET is 100% right - they were in the FE accessories list but seem to have disappeared by FC.  I suppose the styling was old and they were a poor seller - so they were simply dropped from sale.
Surprising how many NOS ones turn up though.
We have had a few go through the auction, but none have even come close to $600 though  

Ken

[Hewart]

G'day guys...
Looking at my photos from the last Nationals, there was an FC there that had a jewel on the radio grille... my pic dosn't show it up too well, and I can't remember who's car it was now.... might have been Tony's, or maybe one of the ones from Canberra...

Also, the latest book by Don Loffler called "The FJ Holden" has a few photos - including a colour one - of the jewel attached to the dash board of an FJ Sedan... I guess it's presence in the book confirms it was at least an FJ accessory..

If you're still interested in seeing a pic, I can try and scan it in for you.... failing that, maybe someone else out there has a better pic.... let me know...

Cheers
Hewart...