The Checker Taxi Stand

On August 28, 1907, James Casey founded the American Messenger Company with Claude Ryan in Seattle Washington, capitalized with $100 in debt. Most deliveries at this time were made on foot while bicycles were used for longer trips. The American Messenger Company...

In a recent SavageUniversal blog about photographic backdrop, the following was presented “Photographic backdrops come in so many styles and types that it can be downright confusing when trying to find that perfect match for your next shoot. After all, you will...

Don’t miss out on a great chance to see a gathering of Checker Taxicabs and Marathons in the UK!   ICTA member Peter Oliver is organizing the first ever Checker UK show!   The inaugural Checker meet will be held at the History on Wheels Museum at Eton Wick, near...

I think I have come to the checker hobby differently than many of its other aficionados. Most, I assume, remember the iconic taxicab not from one memory but from many years of city living and countless trips taken sitting in the back seat; and few likely from the...