Vintage British Bus Conductor Wooden Mousetrap Ticket Rack Double Sided 12 Slot + Original Pre-Decimal Tickets

An authentic, unrestored mid-20th century (circa 1930s–1950s) British bus conductor’s double-sided wooden "mousetrap" A-frame ticket rack, complete with 12 original pre-decimal punch ticket bundles.

This is an honest, heavily used working piece of British public transport history featuring a fascinating mix of regional Midlands operators and London Transport tickets.

The paper ticket bundles were printed by the Bell Punch Co., Ltd. (London) and Glasgow Numerical Printing Co. and are for the following Bus Services:

• Hulley's Bus Service (Baslow, Derbyshire): 4 bundles from this famous independent Peak District operator (including two pink 2/6 two-shilling-and-sixpence fare pads).

• The Comfort Service – Gibson Bros. (Barlestone, Leicestershire): 4 "Single / Return" bundles from the historic Leicestershire bus company, including orange-red 1/3 and green overprinted fares.

• London Transport: 2 classic London Transport stage ticket bundles (Serials IL 9195 and NJ 7022), including a genuine Bell Punch hole punched in stage 10.

• Municipal "BCT" & Generic Omnibus Tickets: 2 6d (sixpence) bundles stamped "BCT" (Birmingham City Transport / Burton Corporation Transport) and 2 unbranded "Omnibus Ticket" pads used by independent operators.

A solid hardwood A-frame construction with triangular end caps and a machined central base groove.

All 12 individual steel coil "mousetrap" tension springs and crossed end-wire anchors are intact and hold the ticket bundles firmly.

It shows heavy, authentic service wear and worn varnish along the wooden edges and corners from decades of daily shift work.

The paper bundles show age-related toning, edge curling on the top sheets, and minor handling marks consistent with genuine vintage ephemera. 

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