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| Picture No | 10503185 |
| Date | 1904 |
| Description | Automatic train ticket machine, 1904 |
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A novel idea introduced in 1904 of an automatic 'booking clerk' available at Homerton railway station in East London, enabling early morning workmen to buy a train ticket for 2d by putting money in the slot. The slot machine was closed between 7:47 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon during which time the booking clerks were available to dispense tickets.
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| Source | Photograph in The Tatler, 20 January 1904 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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