Historical information

Gives the design details of the device or fitting known as a trolley wire ears that holds a tramway copper trolley wire in position. Notes that the drawing was traced in 1924 from a MMTB drawing. Has details for a splicing ear, straight line ear. feeder ear and curve ear along with details for nuts and screws.

Significance

Yields information about the design of four different types of trolley wire fittings and how they were fabricated for use on the two tram lines, or electric street railways operated by the Victorian Railways.

Physical description

Dyeline print of Victorian Railways drawing number 4057 - Ears for Tramway Overhead Construction

Inscriptions & markings

Has number "7513 D.33" in black pen in bottom right hand corner.