Physical description

Set of 12 Stamped enamelled round brass pieces with a hole stamped at the top and ring placed through. Used as a SEC tramways employees pass for either all Provincial tramways, Geelong, Ballarat or Bendigo only.



All badges have the SEC logo in the centre, organisational name (State Electricity Commission of Victoria) in white enamel and outer ring the words "Electricity Supply Department, Provincial Tramways", or "Electric Tramways Ballarat" or "Electric Tramways Bendigo" or "Electric Tramways Geelong". This is in blue enamel. On the rear are stamped numbers and manufacturers name - "AMOR MELB" or "STOKES & SONS MELBOURNE" in the bottom portion of the pass, except .9 which is "STOKES" only.



Items .1 -> .12 individually tagged.



1941.1 - Geelong - No. 46 - Stokes - silver background, has been used - see image file btm1942i1 and for back

btm1942i2.

.2 - Bendigo - No. 51 - Stokes - has been used - partially worn, silver background.

.3 - Ballarat - No. 55 - Stokes - may have been used, silver background, silver background.

.4 - Ballarat - No. 100 - Stokes - has been used, red in shield very faded, silver background.

.5 - Ballarat - No. 102 - Stokes - has been used, worn and chipped on blue enamel near top gold centre, brass

back.

.6 - Bendigo - No. 105 - Stokes - gold/brass back, may have been used, some wear on right side.

.7 - Ballarat - No. 106 - Stokes - appears to have been used - dirt marks on rear and front of badge, brass/gold

background.

.8 - Bendigo - No. 106 - Stokes - appears not to have been used, brass/gold quite bright.

.9 - Geelong - No. 111 - Stokes - appears to have been used, silver back - see image file btm1942i3.

.10 - Bendigo - No. 123 - Stokes - may have been used - silver background.

.11 - Provincial - No. 570 - AMOR MELB - has not been used brass/gold background.

.12 - Provincial - No. 657 - AMOR MELB- has not been used, brass gold background.