British Columbia Bicycle License Plates
City of Victoria

Enacting Bylaw: unknown
Amending Bylaw: unknown
Repealing Bylaw: unknown
1947 - 1955
Ron Garay Collection
Ron Garay Collection
Information
Series:

unknown

Registered:
unknown
Over-run:
unknown
Issued:
singles
Manufacturer:
George Hewitt Co.*
Dimensions:
TBD
Material:
Tin
Comments:Uknown at this time when the first plates were issued.
* Estimate / Unconfirmed
Ron Garay Collection

On December 28, 1955, it was reported that the City was experimenting with new “transfers” (i.e. decals or stickers) to register bicycles in 1956 as the previous metal plates would rust and fall off.

More importantly, however, decals were estimated to be 75% cheaper than metal plates.


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