Tag:handle=crank

handle = 
Description
A crank is available to operate a pump or a door Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal
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A crank can be used on pumps to operate a manually powered mechanism.

Examples

Photo Location Tagging Comments
Manual rope pump on a water well head Tanzania

man_made=water_well
pump_mechanism=rope
mechanical_driver=manual
handle=

A manual rope pump installed on a water well head in Tanzania. Water well, rope pump and manual driver (with crank handle) are 3 independent objects described on the same OSM node here
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