Historical information

Used by conductors or conductors to retain and sell tickets from.

Significance

Demonstrates the method of dispensing tickets by conductors, how the tickets could be arranged.
Yields information about the style and printing of tickets used in Ballarat and Bendigo tramways and how they were presented.

Physical description

Sheet of leather, approx 2mm thick, stained brown with four pockets formed on each side with another sheet of leather, stitched on all sides to form pockets to hold eight blocks of tickets. Stitching is a dark brown colour cotton. Has seven blocks of tickets, possibly of Bendigo origin, each with 200 tickets.

4c - red - C551400
5c - orange - City Section - A391000
5c - yellow - B796200
7c - City Section - purple - A183800
10c - black - C468800
13c - black - B602000
18c - brown - A482200