Breaker, Circuit

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Breaker, Circuit

Entry/Object ID

1.89.138

Description

Material: wood, metal. Size: 3 3/4" W. x 10" L. Description: Dustin Collection #25 - wooden fuse panel, with foil fuses - panel in two sections, with brass common strips connected with heavy wire - terminal blocks connected to common strips by link fuses, which retain some red paint finish - several cloth covered wires connected to terminals - 4 soft metal strips attached to panel back by small nails (not in circuit) - thought to be for mounting - 11 terminals.

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.1.89.138

Create Date

May 24, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024