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Common oilcan

19th - 20th Centuries

National Railway Museum in Bragança

National Railway Museum in Bragança
Bragança, Portugal

Ongoing maintenance is required to keep locomotives in good condition for safe circulation.
In order for all the vital parts of the locomotive to move perfectly and to achieve good functioning and performance, it is necessary to ensure proper lubrication of all the train's components.
Many mechanical elements needed to be lubricated by hand requiring accurate knowledge.
Oil containers matched the different needs and different places of application. The oil cans were used for storage and to transport liquid fuels. The conical oilers, in other hand, were used to lubricate smaller and inaccessible mechanical parts of steam locomotives.

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  • Title: Common oilcan
  • Date Created: 19th - 20th Centuries
  • Location: National Railway Museum, Bragança, Portugal
  • Physical Dimensions: Height 18 cm x Length 34.5 cm x Width 12.7 cm
  • Type: Locomotive
  • Rights: Fundação Museu Nacional Ferroviário
  • Medium: Metal
  • Production: Unknown
National Railway Museum in Bragança

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