Domestic Object - Glass Paperweight, "Town Hall and Sturt St Ballarat"

Significance

Demonstrates the use of a glass paperweight fitted with a reproduction of a Ballarat ESCo tram towing a horse tram along Sturt St.

Physical description

Glass curved paperweight with indented base and a photo printed on a brown outside card of an ESCo horse tram towing a heavily loaded train east bound in Sturt St Ballarat with the Town Hall in the background.



See Reg Item 162 for a hand colour image. Taken c1905 as tram does not appear to have a destination box fitted.



No details of manufacturer, photo c1910, but could be a later production or even one you put your photo into it.

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