Independent Cab
Ocean View, Delaware
Maker: Coastal Printing, Ocean View (Ebay: Carl's Match Covers)
Matchbooks sometimes contained blanks so that drivers could personalize them with names and cab numbers. The speed lines following the seagull may have been designed for this purpose.
Black & White Cabs
Washington, D.C.
Maker: Diamond Match Co. (Matchcover Collector: Taxi & Cabs)
A taxicab from the 1920s with a glassless driver's window. "A stand near your home" implies that Black and White placed stands at strategic locations and equipped them with direct phone lines.