Silver 1890s battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

[tinpan]

Silver 1890's battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

Hi all, i found this button last weekend and it has taken me a week to find out a bit about it.
The Sandhurst and Eaglehawk trams started in 1890 and used battery trams.With a year the name of the tramways was changed to the Bendigo Tramways and the battery -trams where replace with a steam-driven tram and 5 years latter to electric trams.The button i found is off a tram-driver uniform circa 1890's.The button was made by a Birmingham Button company and is a 2 piece silver.This would be considered rare.

here a pic of the first batery tram used and the button

tinpan

 

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[Colonial KirkPA]

Re: Silver 1890's battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

That's it? :P Come on, Tinpan, you can do better. Kiss that toad yet?

BDD...Kirk

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: Silver 1890's battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

Great find and awesome post Tinpan! HH, Mike

 

[seger98]

Re: Silver 1890's battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

Cool story & even a better button, the research can sometimes be the best part of the finds... WTG

 

[Vrent]

Re: Silver 1890's battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

nice button you said rare any idea what it is worth

Great Find they sure did make some nice looking stuff back then

HH Vrent

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Re: Silver 1890's battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

tinpam, that toad has been waiting for months. Nice butt-in, fellow metal detecting enthusiast.

Bone Dry Detecting...Levman

 

[tymcmurray]

Re: Silver 1890's battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

Dug pretty deep for both the button and the history!

 

[PBK]

Re: Silver 1890's battery tram button " Ding-Ding "" all aboard"

Terrific button, Tin! Nice bit of history, too.