Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Transport: County Borough of Rotherham Tramways, white Penny, black Threehalfpence, orange Twopences (2, varieties) (Smith 685BA, BC, BD); Rotherham Transport Department, white Penny, blue Threehalfpence (Smith 685CA, CB); Sheffield Corporation Tramways, type 1, shield with helmet crest, Twopence, dark blue (Smith 685AG), type 2, shield with lion crest, Central Schools, Halfpenny, dark blue (Smith 685AK), Halfpenny, white (Smith 685AM), Pennies (6), red (4, varieties), dark red, maroon (Smith 685AP, AQ, AR), Threehalfpence (3), grey (2, varieties), black (Smith 685AU, AW); Booth & Fisher W[est] T[horpe] L[ine], grey celluloid (Smith 685BW); Sheffield Transport Department, type 1, large arms, Halfpenny, Penny, black Threehalfpence, Twopences (5, two varieties), yellow hexagonal Twopence-Halfpenny, light purple, hexagonal Threepence, black Fourpence, Fivepence (Smith 685CA, CB, CF, CG, CH, CK, CL, CO, CQ), type 2, small arms, Twopences (2), Threepence, Fourpence, Fivepence and Sixpence (Smith 685DA-DE inclusive), type 3, dodecagonal Twopence-Halfpenny and Threepence-Halfpenny (Smith 685DK, DL), type 4, black Pennies (3), pink Twopences (2), orange Fourpences (2), blue Fivepences (2) (Smith 685EA, ED, EI, EK); National Transport Token, aluminium Fivepence and Twopence [50]. Generally very fine £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Sheffield Tokens and Paranumismatica formed by Tim Hale.

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The first electric tram route in Sheffield ran from Nether Edge to Tinsley and opened in 1899. The electrification of the rest of the system followed soon after, and the last horse tram ran in 1902. In 1910 Sheffield tram routes covered a total of 39 miles; subsequent extensions increased this to 48 miles by 1951, the year before they started to be abandoned and replaced by buses; the last of the old public trams ran on 8 October 1960. Booth & Fisher (Motor Services) Ltd, established 1921; their bus and coach fleet was subsumed within South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive from 1975