Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

Are they referring to one of those devices that you sometimes see (or used
to see) in cinemas which consists of a flat metal plate with slots in it and
corresponding series of buttons alongside that the operator presses to
dispense a ticket from the right roll. In the photo I can just make out a
series of buttons in front of the operator, to the right of his hand.

OK, so it's not very automatic, but it's all that I can think of after
seeing the photo.

"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

Hmm. It looks like the sort of thing they used to have in cinemas.
There's several rolls of pre-printed tickets under the desk,
the operator presses a lever, and a ticket pops up out of a slot.

As you say, not exactly automatic, although maybe the date is
printed on it or something like that.

Peter.

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"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

Hmm. It looks like the sort of thing they used to have in cinemas.
There's several rolls of pre-printed tickets under the desk,
the operator presses a lever, and a ticket pops up out of a slot.

As you say, not exactly automatic, although maybe the date is
printed on it or something like that.

Peter.



Exactly so, date appeared on front.

For example see http://snipurl.com/d65l

Date would have been under the station name but on this one it has faded
away with old age.

HTH

"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

Automatic by the standards of 1921.

An improvement on the clerk having a rack of tickets of different prices
from which he selected the one the passenger needed. Similarly, bus
conductors carried masses of separate tickets (even much later than the
1920s).

An early version of the rapid printer - in use until the early 1990s when
the UTS machines were introduced.


"Vernon" wrote in message
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"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

Automatic by the standards of 1921.

An improvement on the clerk having a rack of tickets of different prices
from which he selected the one the passenger needed. Similarly, bus
conductors carried masses of separate tickets (even much later than the
1920s).

"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
...
"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

Are they referring to one of those devices that you sometimes see (or used
to see) in cinemas which consists of a flat metal plate with slots in it
and
corresponding series of buttons alongside that the operator presses to
dispense a ticket from the right roll. In the photo I can just make out a
series of buttons in front of the operator, to the right of his hand.

OK, so it's not very automatic, but it's all that I can think of after
seeing the photo.


Yes, it looks like one. In the cinema world they're called 'Automaticket'
machines, and were an industry standard item for many decades. I work in a
cinema which still uses one.

Andrew

On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:36:32 +0000 (UTC), Andrew
wrote:


"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
...
"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

Are they referring to one of those devices that you sometimes see (or
used
to see) in cinemas which consists of a flat metal plate with slots in it
and
corresponding series of buttons alongside that the operator presses to
dispense a ticket from the right roll. In the photo I can just make out
a
series of buttons in front of the operator, to the right of his hand.

OK, so it's not very automatic, but it's all that I can think of after
seeing the photo.


Yes, it looks like one. In the cinema world they're called
'Automaticket'
machines, and were an industry standard item for many decades. I work
in a
cinema which still uses one.

Ooh, where? I remember them from my childhood but I thought they would be
gone fr good by now...

James Farrar wrote to uk.transport.london on Fri, 4 Mar 2005:

Yes, it looks like one. In the cinema world they're called
'Automaticket'
machines, and were an industry standard item for many decades. I
work in a
cinema which still uses one.

Ooh, where? I remember them from my childhood but I thought they
would be gone fr good by now...

I'm *almost* sure they still have them at Earl's Court Exhibition
Centre.... they certainly did a few years ago. Can't remember last year
(I usually manage a trip to the Ideal Home Show at some stage).
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 20 February 2005

"James Farrar" wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:36:32 +0000 (UTC), Andrew
wrote:


"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
...
"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Browsing through the excellent photographs on
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/

However, there's one that has flummoxed me:
http://snipurl.com/autotick

Errrm, what's "automatic ticket machine"y about that? :-))

Are they referring to one of those devices that you sometimes see (or
used
to see) in cinemas which consists of a flat metal plate with slots in
it
and
corresponding series of buttons alongside that the operator presses to
dispense a ticket from the right roll. In the photo I can just make out
a
series of buttons in front of the operator, to the right of his hand.

OK, so it's not very automatic, but it's all that I can think of after
seeing the photo.


Yes, it looks like one. In the cinema world they're called
'Automaticket'
machines, and were an industry standard item for many decades. I work
in a
cinema which still uses one.

Ooh, where? I remember them from my childhood but I thought they would be
gone fr good by now...

Hebden Bridge Picture House, West Yorkshire... there are a few others
scattered around too I think.