Functional object - Fare Token/s, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), 1913

Physical description

Two Fare tokens - 1 1/2d - 21mm diameter - light brown celluloid - with "B.E.T." in large capitals on front centre of token and words "Ballarat Electric Tramways 1913" on circumference. On reverse in large font "1 1/2" and a small font "D" at top of the right - indicating token had a value of one and a half pence.



For details of use see Reg. Item 1794 and Reg. item 1801.1, 1802. For 2d tokens, see Reg. Item 1943.1

See Reg. Item 2514 for H.P. James notes on the token system an d See Reg. Item 1794



3rd token added 11/8/2006 - 1944.3



4th token added 1/9/2016 - 1944.4 from donation of Julianne Giles.

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