Model E Checker Taxicab, 1923

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Artifact Overview

Morris Markin formed Checker Motors Corporation in 1922. The company manufactured taxicabs at its plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, until 1982. Checker's Model E was available either as a five-passenger sedan, or as a landaulet with a convertible roof over the passenger compartment. Each version was powered by a four-cylinder engine supplied by Buda Engine of Illinois.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1923

Subject Date

1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.631

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in