Ephemera - Set of 6 sheets of "Schoolboy Howler" tram tickets, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1930s

Historical information

The MMTB printed advertising on the back of tram tickets or these "Schoolboy Howlers" along with promoting the advertising on the back of tickets using the phase "Melbourne trams and buses carry 1,000,000 passengers a day" Ticket values are 1d , 2d, 2d City Section, 3d, 4d and 6d. The collection comprises over 60 different howlers of the times. Produced during the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Significance

Demonstrates the use of the rear of Melbourne tram tickets for advertising.

Physical description

Set of over 60 Schoolboy howler Melbourne tram tickets sorted primarily by value and type.

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