Breaker, Circuit

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Breaker, Circuit

Entry/Object ID

1.89.118

Description

Material: wood, metal. Size: 5" L. Description: two metal terminals with spring clips hold a fusible metal bar concealed under a rectangular wooden cover - hinged to a flat wooden base - Dustin Collection #1 - "safety catch" - slotted latch secures cover at front - stamped into cover top: "Weston System, Patented Jun 13 - 82, Jan 29 - 84" - lower left corner of base has black paper label with gold "1" - stamped into base bottom: "1".

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

Exhibitions

Notes

1989 - Traveling exhibit.

Deaccession

D.1.89.118

Create Date

May 24, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024