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I have three Willebrew machines. |
6980 has a broken finger guard but works well. |
9079 does not cut tickets. |
10288 is in perfect condition. It also has a device
which embosses the route number and direction on
the ticket. |
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10288 came with a leather harness which has a
punch attached. I don't know if this harness is
original. |
The most likely operator for these machines was
East Yorkshire but at present there is no way of
checking. |
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The Willebrew machine used pre-printed tickets.
Unlike the earlier punches, these tickets had a
large number of fare options on each ticket. This
meant fewer tickets for the conductor to carry.
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The conductor selected the ticket, inserted it
into the machine and cut off a section up to the
fare paid. This section was retained inside the
machine and the remainder handed to the passenger. |
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The conductor did not know the value of tickets
issued. This would be calculated later in the office,
preventing the conductor from taking any surplus
cash. |
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The Willebrew is opened by inserting a small screwdriver
into a hole in the bottom of the machine, pressing
the spring-loaded catch inside and pulling the cover
downwards. It is not necessary to completely remove
the cover, in fact it is better not to as holding
down the catch while re-inserting the cover is difficult. |
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Once opened, a clerk in the office would remove
the pieces of ticket to calculate the takings. |
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The Willebrew was developed by Williamson's and
a John Brewer of Ribble Motor Services. A Mr Ebrey
was in charge of the ticket audit department at
Ribble, moving later to East Yorkshire Motor Services,
who also adopted the machine. The name Willebrew
is apparently a contraction of Williamson - Ebrey
- Brewer. |
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Willebrew tickets have different prices
on each side. The example here is a return,
denoted by the different colour on the price
column. |
Side 1 |
Side 2 |
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The used tickets here show how the section
is cut off. The ticket also needs to be punched
to show items such as the date, fare-stage
boarded, adult or child, depending on the
operator and type of service. |
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