Wertsch Motor Truck Co., Unknown City, Wisconsin

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="008005a0dkcfqa.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.vernco.com/DealershipProject/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vernco.com/DealershipProject/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Willys Dealership Project</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Back to: </B><A HREF="id480.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wisconsin"><U><B>Wisconsin</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Use your browser's Back button for best results</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Wertsch Motor Truck Co.</div> <div> 602 Oregon Street</div> <div> Somewhere in Wisconsin?</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> This promotional ashtray (Sold on eBay - October 2003) advertised the Wertsch Motor Truck Company, a dealer for International Trucks and Willys-Overland.  Although an address is included, no city is listed.  The seller was pretty sure it would have been in Wisconsin:</div> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="9007b460.jpg" border=0 width="379" height="326" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The date is unknown.  Considering that W-O automobiles are mentioned but not the Jeep line, this may have been pre-WW2.</div> <bR> <div> Many thanks to Andy Testo for finding the auction and to Mark A. for allowing the use of the photograph.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>