Hi Noel

It’s the base that an OB retriever attaches to. Here's some more on Invercargill Birney bodies. Christchurch trolley buses also had them. Had they stopped using trolley retrievers in Perth when the pic was taken ?

Dave in ChCh - looking forward to visiting Perth again next year

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Hi Mal,
Was that round fitting on the dash of No 38
at the left of the headlight & near the ‘Tolleys TST Brandy’ advert something to do with a trolley retriever ?
Noel Reed.
[Now at another location near Hornsby but without my photo records].
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Perth tram No 38 was built by the J G Brill Co in 1902 for the
Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways.

It originally had 2 motor Brill 27E trucks but they were apparently
upgraded to 4 motors soon after delivery to allow towing of multiple
trailers.

These were the first 4 motor passenger trams in Australia.

In 1903 this car was sold the Perth and it was still running in 1952
when Noel Reed called in.

Mal Rowe - guessing the location is near the carbarn at East Perth (and
the WACA)

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