Poster, "The Westinghouse Air Brake Company 9-1/2 Inch Air Pump Diagrams," circa 1910
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Before the air brake's introduction, brakemen stopped trains by scrambling from car to car and setting individual brake mechanisms on each one. It was dangerous even in fair weather, let alone in wet or icy conditions. George Westinghouse's brake used air pumped from the locomotive, through an airline running the train's length, to operate brakes on each car automatically.
Before the air brake's introduction, brakemen stopped trains by scrambling from car to car and setting individual brake mechanisms on each one. It was dangerous even in fair weather, let alone in wet or icy conditions. George Westinghouse's brake used air pumped from the locomotive, through an airline running the train's length, to operate brakes on each car automatically.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
circa 1910
Subject Date
circa 1910
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.0.542.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 33 in
Width: 26 in
Inscriptions
Print reads: THE WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO. 9 1/2 INCH AIR PUMP DIAGRAMS. Stamped on reverse: Property of H.E. Stone #32 N.A.S.E.
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