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In May 1915 Aberdeen Corporation started issuing free tokens to the military for use by soldiers, sailors and nurses on duty. These were replaced in August 1917 by half fares with the minimum fare of 1/2d.<br>
In May 1915 Aberdeen Corporation started issuing free tokens to the military for use by soldiers, sailors and nurses on duty. These were replaced in August 1917 by half fares with the minimum fare of 1/2d.<br>
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In 1920, due to increasing costs, Aberdeen Corporation introduced the 3/4d fare for a single stage. To avoid the use of farthings, this fare was only available through tokens bought at 12 for 9d.<br>
In 1920, due to increasing costs, Aberdeen Corporation introduced the 3/4d fare for a single stage. To avoid the use of farthings, this fare was only available through tokens bought at 12 for 9d.<br>
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There are four die varieties of the Aberdeen Corporation Tramways tokens corporation face.<br>
There are four die varieties of the Aberdeen Corporation Tramways tokens. These can be used to date the issues. See [[Aberdeen Corporation Tramways Dating]]
[[File:ABDTramTypes.jpg|center|750px]]
'''Type 1''' - Left leopard ear to EE, right leopard head close to P, right leopard tail points to A<br>
'''Type 2''' - Left leopard ear to end of first E, right leopard head further from P, right leopard tail points to A, smaller legend<br>
'''Type 3''' - Left leopard ear to second E, right leopard tail points to T<br>
'''Type 4''' - Left leopard ear to EN, design more crude, banner close to legend, second leopard neck not leaning back<br>






!colspan="3"|[[Aberdeen]] Corporation Tramways - Left Leopard Ear to EE - First variety - about 1900 to 1910
These can be used to date the issues. See [[Aberdeen Corporation Tramways Dating]]
 
 
 
!colspan="3"|[[Aberdeen]] Corporation Tramways - Type 1 - about 1900 to 1910
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.0005aii.jpg|270px]]
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|Source
|(Smith)
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|Filename
|ATW.0005aii
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|Value
|½d
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|Add Desc.
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|Size (mm)
|23
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|Manufacture
|Dark Blue Celluloid
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|Notes
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.001.jpg]]
|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.001.jpg]]
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|Notes  
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.P01.jpg|270px]]
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|Source
|(Smith)
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|Filename
|ATW.P01
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|Value
|0
|-
|Add Desc.
|GPO
|-
|Size (mm)
|23
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|Manufacture
|Red Brown Celluloid
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|Notes
|General Post Office
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.Z02a.jpg]]
|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.Z02a.jpg]]
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.00075a.jpg]]
|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.00075c.jpg]]
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|Filename  
|Filename  
|ATW.00075a
|ATW.00075c
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|Value
|¾d
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|Add Desc.
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|Size (mm)
|23
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|Manufacture
|Dark Green Plastic
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|Notes
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.00075b.jpg]]
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|Source
|(Smith)
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|Filename
|ATW.00075b
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|Value  
|Value  
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|General Post Office
|General Post Office
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.Z02.jpg]]
|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.Z03a.jpg]]
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|Filename  
|Filename  
|ATW.Z02
|ATW.Z03a
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|Value  
|Value  
|0
|½d
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|-
|Add Desc.  
|Add Desc.  
|"P"
|On Military Duty
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|Size (mm)  
|Size (mm)  
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|Manufacture  
|Manufacture  
|Lemon/Yellow Plastic
|Transparent Plastic
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|Notes  
|Notes  
|Police
|Issued 1915 to 1917
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.Z03a.jpg]]
|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.Z03b.jpg]]
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|Source  
|Source  
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|Filename  
|Filename  
|ATW.Z03a
|ATW.Z03b
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|Value  
|Value  
|½d
|1d
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|-
|Add Desc.  
|Add Desc.  
|On Military Duty
|On Military Duty.
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|Size (mm)  
|Size (mm)  
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|Manufacture  
|Manufacture  
|Transparent Plastic
|Pink Plastic
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|Notes  
|Notes  
|Issued 1915 to 1917  
|Issued 1915 to 1917  
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.Z03b.jpg]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan="3"|[[Aberdeen]] Corporation Tramways - Type 3
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.00075a.jpg]]
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|Source
|(Smith)
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|Filename
|ATW.00075a
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|Value
|¾d
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|Add Desc.
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|-
|Size (mm)
|23
|-
|Manufacture
|Dark Green Celluloid
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|Notes
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.00075b.jpg]]
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|Filename  
|Filename  
|ATW.Z03b
|ATW.00075b
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|Value
|¾d
|-
|Add Desc.
|
|-
|Size (mm)
|23
|-
|Manufacture
|Light Blue Celluloid
|-
|Notes
|
|-
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan="3"|[[Aberdeen]] Corporation Tramways - Type 4
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.001a.jpg]]
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|Source
|(Smith 30/AV)
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|Filename
|ATW.001a
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|Value  
|Value  
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|Add Desc.  
|Add Desc.  
|On Military Duty.
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|Size (mm)
|21.5 x 2.1
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|Manufacture
|Light Blue Celluloid
|-
|Notes
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.0015d.jpg]]
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|Source
|(Smith)
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|Filename
|ATW.0015d
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|Value
|1½d
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|Add Desc.
|
|-
|Size (mm)
|22
|-
|Manufacture
|Light Pink Celluloid
|-
|Notes
|Sold on ebay
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|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.Z02.jpg]]
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|Source
|(Smith)
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|Filename
|ATW.Z02
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|Value
|0
|-
|Add Desc.
|"P"
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|-
|Size (mm)  
|Size (mm)  
|23
|22.2 x 2.2
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|-
|Manufacture  
|Manufacture  
|Pink Plastic
|Yellow Celluloid
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|-
|Notes  
|Notes  
|Issued 1915 to 1917
|Police
|-
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan="3"|[[Aberdeen]] Corporation Tramways Employee Pass
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|-
|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.P001.jpg|400px]]
|rowspan="8"|[[File:ATW.P001.jpg|400px]]

Revision as of 00:50, 7 November 2022

In May 1915 Aberdeen Corporation started issuing free tokens to the military for use by soldiers, sailors and nurses on duty. These were replaced in August 1917 by half fares with the minimum fare of 1/2d.
In 1920, due to increasing costs, Aberdeen Corporation introduced the 3/4d fare for a single stage. To avoid the use of farthings, this fare was only available through tokens bought at 12 for 9d.
There are four die varieties of the Aberdeen Corporation Tramways tokens corporation face.
ABDTramTypes.jpg

Type 1 - Left leopard ear to EE, right leopard head close to P, right leopard tail points to A
Type 2 - Left leopard ear to end of first E, right leopard head further from P, right leopard tail points to A, smaller legend
Type 3 - Left leopard ear to second E, right leopard tail points to T
Type 4 - Left leopard ear to EN, design more crude, banner close to legend, second leopard neck not leaning back


These can be used to date the issues. See Aberdeen Corporation Tramways Dating


Aberdeen Corporation Tramways - Type 1 - about 1900 to 1910
ATW.0005aii.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.0005aii
Value ½d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Dark Blue Celluloid
Notes
ATW.001.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.001
Value 1d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 21.6 x 2.0
Manufacture Light Turquoise/Turquoise Celluloid
Notes ATW.001 varieties
ATW.0015c.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.0015c
Value 1½d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 21.9 x 2.3
Manufacture Pink Celluloid
Notes
File:ATW.Z01a.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.Z01a
Value 0
Add Desc. NTC
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Dark Blue Celluloid
Notes Used by National Telephone Co. Employees
File:ATW.Z01b.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.Z01b
Value 0
Add Desc. NTC
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Cream Celluloid
Notes
ATW.Z01c.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.Z01c
Value 0
Add Desc. NTC
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Cream Coated Orange Celluloid
Notes
ATW.P01.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.P01
Value 0
Add Desc. GPO
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Red Brown Celluloid
Notes General Post Office
ATW.Z02a.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.Z02a
Value 0
Add Desc. P
Size (mm) 21.9 x 2.2
Manufacture Yellow Celluloid
Notes Police
ATW.Z02b.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.Z02b
Value 0
Add Desc. P
Size (mm) 22.5 x 2.3
Manufacture Lemon Celluloid
Notes Police
Aberdeen Corporation Tramways
ATW.0005a.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.0005a
Value ½d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Blue/Dk Blue Plastic
Notes ATW.0005a varieties
ATW.0005b.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.0005b
Value ½d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Blue centre between dark blue slices Plastic
Notes
ATW.00075c.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.00075c
Value ¾d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Lt Blue/Dk Blue Plastic
Notes
ATW.001.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.001
Value 1d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Turquoise/Grey-blue/Blue Plastic
Notes ATW.001 varieties
ATW.0015a.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.0015a
Value 1½d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Light Pink/Pink Plastic
Notes
ATW.0015b.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.0015b
Value 1½d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Purple Plastic
Notes
ATW.002.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.002
Value 2d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture White Plastic
Notes
File:ATW.B005.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.B005
Value ½d
Add Desc. "B"
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Red Brown/Dk Brown Plastic
Notes Blind Persons
ATW.B01.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.B01
Value 0
Add Desc. "B"
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture White Plastic
Notes Blind Persons
ATW.P01.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.P01
Value 0
Add Desc. GPO
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Lt Red/Dk Red/Maroon/Red Brown Plastic
Notes General Post Office
ATW.Z03a.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.Z03a
Value ½d
Add Desc. On Military Duty
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Transparent Plastic
Notes Issued 1915 to 1917
ATW.Z03b.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.Z03b
Value 1d
Add Desc. On Military Duty.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Pink Plastic
Notes Issued 1915 to 1917
Aberdeen Corporation Tramways - Type 3
ATW.00075a.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.00075a
Value ¾d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Dark Green Celluloid
Notes
ATW.00075b.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.00075b
Value ¾d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 23
Manufacture Light Blue Celluloid
Notes
Aberdeen Corporation Tramways - Type 4
ATW.001a.jpg
Source (Smith 30/AV)
Filename ATW.001a
Value 1d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 21.5 x 2.1
Manufacture Light Blue Celluloid
Notes
File:ATW.0015d.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.0015d
Value 1½d
Add Desc.
Size (mm) 22
Manufacture Light Pink Celluloid
Notes Sold on ebay
ATW.Z02.jpg
Source (Smith)
Filename ATW.Z02
Value 0
Add Desc. "P"
Size (mm) 22.2 x 2.2
Manufacture Yellow Celluloid
Notes Police
Aberdeen Corporation Tramways Employee Pass
ATW.P001.jpg
Source (Smith 30/PA)
Filename ATW.P001
Value
Add Desc. Employee's Pass
Size (mm) 42
Manufacture Aluminum
Notes Image from the RB Breingan collection auction 17/03/21,

courtesy of Simmons Gallery.

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