I copied these from microfilm at the City of Toronto Archives. The Toronto City Directory was the White & Yellow Pages of its day (but without phone numbers). I looked at pages from the directories of 1896, 1900, and 1910 because I was interested to see the list of bicycle manufacturers before, during, and after the 1890s boom. There were 19 manufacturers in 1896, 38 in 1900, and only 6 in 1910. The usual ones are listed, and some interesting ones. Has anyone heard of the Alex. Kay Cycle Co.? - listed at 320 Queen East in 1900 and 1910. An added bonus is the addresses.
