Poster, "The Westinghouse Air Brake Company 9-1/2 Inch Air Pump Diagrams," circa 1910
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
circa 1910
Subject Date
circa 1910
Creators
Creator Notes
Made for the Westinghouse Air Brake Company.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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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