The Inventors: Gottlieb Daimler (left), 1834-1900, inventor and creator of the first high-speed engine in 1883, the riding-car in 1885 and the first motorised carriage in 1886. Carl Benz (right), 1844-1929, inventor and creator of the first complete automobile, the Benz Patent Motor Car in 1886.
Wilhelm Maybach, 1846-1929, Companion of Gottlieb Daimler who built the first "Mercedes" in 1901; also known as the "King of Constructors"
Emil Jellinek, already known under the sobriquet 'Monsieur Mercedes' - a name he had borrowed from his daughter
'Mercedes' Jellinek , Emil Jellinek's ten-year-old daughter
The "Mercedes 35 hp", the first modern automobile, 1901.
On June 23, 1902, ‘Mercedes’ was lodged as the trade name and this was legally registered on September 26.
Trademark: Three-pointed star of 1909 (upper left). Trademark of Benz & Cie. of 1909 (upper right). Three-pointed star in the circle of 1916 (middle left). The new trademark of the merger of DMG and Benz Cie. in 1926 (middle right). The actual three-pointed star (below).
