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DOOR HANDLES - SLIDING ELECTRIC RAILCAR DOOR

  • Item owner - FNM

  • Category - FNM Collection

  • Inventory - 0137

  • Author - O.M. Officine Meccaniche

  • Dimensions - 13x8x20cm

  • Dating - 1928-1940

Pair of handles with a rectangular body, latch and keyhole.

Assembled on the sliding doors of electric railcars for passengers’ use.

These were assembled on Ferrovie Nord’s first electric railcars, and were operated manually either by passengers or by the train crew. These sliding doors had two opposed panels, each with a pair of these handles. They could be locked closed by train crew in possession of a special key.