RadiatorEmblems: CHECKER CAB

May 30, 2013

CHECKER CAB

CHECKER CAB radiator emblem

The CHECKER (1922 - 1942 et. seq.) was born of the merger between Commonwealth Motors, Illinois (producers of the Commonwealth) and the Markin Body Corporation of Chicago. The merger took place in October 1921, the famous taxi followed one year later [ Kimes, Clark].

Here I present you one of the rare prewar enameled emblems. There in no makers mark on the back.
This emblem is from the Lee Roy Hartung collection which was put up for auction in 2011.

Dimensions	5.8 cm x 5.8 cm
Year	1924
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For more beautiful emblems from other automobiles see top right of this page ( list of car makers ).

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Coontie-NutJanuary 26, 2014 at 3:16 PM
awesome bit of history there. Very nice.
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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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