Tram Seat Base
Object detail
Accession number
1986.72.1
Description
Seat Base - wood; shaped as a bicycle seat, contoured upper surface and a flat lower plane. Nail holes along the edge and bottom by which padding and a cover were fitted.
This piece relates to the operation of trams - the wood base of a seat from a horse-drawn tram. Handwritten note attached to base "ORIGINAL SEAT USED ON HORSE TRAMS BY DRIVER GILBERT HENRY ELLIOT (LATER INSPECTOR IN CHARGE A.C.T.)". Also hand engraved into base "GE".
This piece relates to the operation of trams - the wood base of a seat from a horse-drawn tram. Handwritten note attached to base "ORIGINAL SEAT USED ON HORSE TRAMS BY DRIVER GILBERT HENRY ELLIOT (LATER INSPECTOR IN CHARGE A.C.T.)". Also hand engraved into base "GE".
Marks
ORIGINAL SEAT USED ON HORSE TRAMS BY DRIVER GILBERT HENRY ELLIOT (LATER INSPECTOR IN CHARGE A.C.T. Hand-written
GE Etched
GE Etched
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Tram Seat Base, 1986.72.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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