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Description: | Sample rubberised textile and bakelite strap hanger with label for Standard tube stock, 1923.
Sub-surface railways
Tube
System - Technology
People - Passengers
System - Design
TfL
Transport
1920s
Greater London
A passenger holding strap with metal body and plastic handle
Sample strap hanger, with label for Standard tube stock
This is an early example of the hand grips that were fitted to inside Underground train cars. The first strap hangers were made of leather, this version has a moulded Bakelite plastic handle. The design gradually evolved to make them easier to grip.
Strap hangers are essential for standing passengers on the Underground, particularly when it is crowded. Before their introduction in around 1920, passengers hung on to a continuous horizontal bar suspended from the roof of the car. This feature was re-introduced on new and refurbished rolling stock 70 years later.
Underground Trains
sample, standard, strap, strap hanger
1 | Publisher: | http://www.ltmcollection.org/ | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | ltmcollection.org/2002/19148 | Go to resource |
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