Historical information

Set of two forms used by cable tram conductors, for recording fares received using both trip slips and issuing tickets. The first form records the tickets sold or trip slips punched for each trip, with the conductor's details written in at the top of the sheet. The second sheet records the total number of tickets issue or trip slips used for a day, trip reports, names, punch number and times. Has spaces for employee passes, transfers, Workmens, Scholars, round trips, Parliamentary, Post Office, General and checks. Both forms printed for use during 1920s. On the rear are hand written notes dated 1923 and 1925, indicating that they were used as scrap paper following the replacement of trip slips and bell punches by check tickets.

Significance

Yields information about the forms used by the MMTB in the 1920s to record ticket sales and trips on cable trams prior to trip slips being phased out.

Physical description

Set of two forms on fawn coloured paper, printed in black ink. Two copies of each held.