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OBJECT TYPE: LICENCE/TAXI/YARMOUTH
DATE: 1996
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0170.001

MANUFACTURER: Permark
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 195
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic; metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.8 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Permark
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: Unknown
Canada: In Canada, taxi driver licensing is a provincial responsibility often delegated to the municipal level. Yarmouth, NS began licensing taxis in 1952, issuing license plates. Badges [see 2004.0170-.0171] were briefly used [period undetermined], before the city returned to issuing licence plates. Winnipeg licence taxis as early as 1881: horse-drawn street cabs were regulated, but not livery cabs. Jitneys, which travelled a predetermined route and admitted & discharged passengers along that route for a small fee, were a popular means of public transportation in Canada until they were banned c. 1915.
Function: Certifies that holder has met all requirements of the taxi bylaw pertaining to that municipality, for a specified period.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "TAXI/ DRIVER/ 195/ TOWN OF/ YARMOUTH" printed in white on badge face. "PERMARK/ ASI 77690" cast in raised print on back.
Missing: None
Finish: Black moulded synthetic badge is shield-shaped; silver metal safety-pin style fastener on back; white text stamped onto badge face.
Decoration: Raised trim borders shield on face.

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Permark, Badge, before 1996, Artifact no. 2004.0170, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0170.001/

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