Alarm, Fire

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Alarm, Fire

Entry/Object ID

1.89.156

Description

Material: metal, glass, mercury. Size: 2 7/8" diameter plate x 1 1/2" H. Description: Dustin Collection #41 - mercury-type, open circuit fire alarm - glass tube, partially filled with mercury, with electrical contacts at both ends - extreme heat causes mercury to expand, closing the circuit and sounding the alarm - glass tube mounted to circular brass plate, with a hemispherical housing for part of the tubing.

Context

Part of the Fred G. Dustin Collection of Electrical Artifacts. This collection, originally displayed at the 1910 Electric Show in Minneapolis, was kept at Hodgson Hall for many years. In 1988-1989, it was dismantled, cleaned, and some items were taken to...(information has been lost). Transferred to the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis on 11 July 2006.

Cataloged By

Legacy Artifacts Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Alarm, Fire

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Alarm

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Protective Devices

Nomenclature Class

Regulative & Protective T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

1989 - traveling exhibit

Deaccession

D.1.89.156

Create Date

May 25, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024