Physical description
Book titled "The Electric Tramcar Handbook" written by W.A. Agnew. Book has dark red cloth covers, gold block titled on front only, with tipped in end papers, title page, contents pages, three introductory pages by author, 127 pages of text, five index pages and six folded sheets interspersed in book with wiring or controller diagrams. Book finished with red tinted edging.
Book published by The Electrical Review Limited, London in 1920, 8th edition.
On the inside front cover has the stamp of the Australian Electric Traction Association and office stamp of "The Melbourne Electric Supply Company Limited" which has been crossed out.
Primary contents chapters include:
The Electric Circuit
Electric Tramways
Electric Tramcars
Controllers
Brakes
On the Road
Faults and Breakdowns.
Inscriptions & markings
See images i2 and i3 showing notes and AETA stamp and MESCo stamp.
