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Ephemera - Tickets - MMTB - landscape format - set of 6, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), mid 1920s

  • A collection of six vintage Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board tickets of varying denominations (1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d), each with printed instructions and a numerical dial for fare selection.

    Tickets - MMTB - landscape format - set of 6

  • Two vintage product labels, one for "Stephens Fountain Pen Ink" on tan paper and another for "KIWI The Quality Boot Polish BLACK AND TANS" on pinkish-brown paper.

    Advertising on rear of two tickets.

  • A collection of six vintage Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board tickets of varying denominations (1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d), each with printed instructions and a numerical dial for fare selection.
  • Two vintage product labels, one for "Stephens Fountain Pen Ink" on tan paper and another for "KIWI The Quality Boot Polish BLACK AND TANS" on pinkish-brown paper.

Historical information

Tickets printed in a landscape format for the MMTB. All used. Were recovered from Geelong tram No. 25, later No. 28, during reconstruction work by the donor. The tram had been sold to Melbourne Electric Supply Co. in 1928, formally MMTB / PMTT No. 66
1 - 1d - brown paper, No 609967 - has an advert for Stephens Fountain Pen ink on the rear.
2 - 2d - green paper, No 108036 - has an advert for Stephens Fountain Pen ink on the rear.
3 - 3d - orange paper, No 721213 - has an advert for Kiwi boot polish on the rear.
4 - 3d - brown paper, No 580731
5 - 4d - fawn paper, No 165968 - has an advert for Stephens Fountain Pen ink on the rear.
6 - 5d - pink paper, No. 121391 - has an advert for Kiwi boot polish on the rear.

Significance

Yields information about tram tickets printed for the MMTB during the mid 1920s.

Physical description

Set of 6 paper tickets

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