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Between Fares.

Hansom cabbies killing time over a card game and a pint of beer. Drivers of the two-wheeled hansom cabs earned more and dressed better than the drivers of four-wheeled "growlers". Each driver's license number is displayed on the large brass badge hanging from his lapel.

Source:
Outing magazine, vol. XLV, 1904, p. 155.

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