RadiatorEmblems: BAUER U.S. Taxicab

May 21, 2013

BAUER U.S. Taxicab

Bauer taxicab chicago radiator emblem badge vintage

BAUER TAXICAB CHICAGO

The BAUER TAXICAB MFG. CO. produced only taxicabs for a little over two years from 1925 to 1927.
The cab was reffered to as "wreck-proof" this owing to its rigid body construction [ Kimes,Clark].
This very, very rare emblem from the Lee Roy Hartung collection (Chicago) was put up to auction in 2011.

On the back of the original emblem you can read the maker´s mark:

MADE BY AMERICAN BADGE CO CHICAGO.

Dimensions	6.3 cm
Year	1925 - 1927
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For more beautiful emblems from other automobiles see top right of this page ( list of car makers ).

2 comments:

UnknownNovember 21, 2013 at 4:16 PM
love the Bauer one.....from Kenny Bauer in NCarolina
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Master of emblemsNovember 24, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Yes, and it is beautiful and extreme rare
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I started collecting radiator emblems in 1976. I remember this clearly because I had to give my first car to the local scrapyard. It was a still nice looking Volkswagen squareback. The scrapyard director was interested in my car and I was interested in the emblems of all cars in the field. So a deal was made. And I went home with a bucket full of emblems. Later I've been on swap meets all around the world. I started buying emblems on Ebay in 1999. From this time on prices became comparable for the first time. This made it possible for me to invent a five-star system to categorize emblems based on their rarity and value.This table is applicable for original emblems in a good but not perfect shape. Not for reproductions.

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	A common pre-war emblem from a mass producer like Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler etc. Value: 0$ - 50$
	Still a well known car but no high production quantities. Value: 50$ - 200$
	Here it starts with the highly collectible emblems. Value: 200$ - 500$
	A very rare and very desirable emblem. You have to look years to find one of these. Value: 500$ - 800$
	An ultra rare piece. Prices are sometimes 800$ and more.

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May 21, 2013

BAUER U.S. Taxicab

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