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MANUAL PNEUMATIC PUMP FOR RAISING PANTOGRAPHS

  • Item owner - FNM

  • Category - FNM Collection

  • Inventory - 0043

  • Author - Breda Ferroviaria

  • Dimensions - height 44cm; diameter 21cm

  • Dating - 1928-1958

Cylindrical hand pump with piston operated by a hand-crank.
Used in the morning to raise the pantograph for the first time, when the air pipes may be empty as the trains have not been running during the night.
Manually produced compressed air to send to the pneumatic circuit for raising the pantographs.