Breaker, Circuit

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Breaker, Circuit

Entry/Object ID

1.89.121 a,b

Description

Material: ceramic, metal, glass. Description: Dustin Collection #4 & 5 - Thomson-Houston Porcelain "Safety Catch". (a) Base. Description: white porcelain with brass fittings - four terminals - muscovite and fusible wire connectors linking terminal pairs that plug into slots. (b) Cover. White circular porcelain - hold through center through which passes a bolt held by a wire nut to secure cover - cast on top: "T-H.E.Co." - black label with gold "5" on top.

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 Primary Object Term

Breaker, Circuit

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Electrical System Components

Nomenclature Class

Electrical & Magnetic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.1.89.121 a,b

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024