Breaker, Circuit

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Breaker, Circuit

Entry/Object ID

1.89.129abc

Description

Material: ceramic. (a) Base. Size: 7/8" W. x 4" L. Description: Dustin Collection #13 - porcelain rectangular shaped base - two terminals with brass hold-down nuts - cast on bottom: "F.P.&Co., No.12". (b,c) Detachable fuse carriers. Size: 7/8" W. x 3 1/2" L. Description: porcelain with cast tab handle and two "banana" type plugs, attached by fusible wire - cast into handle side: "Patent 611243" - cast into handle top: "W.B.G.". (b) has fusible wire intact.

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

Fair

Deaccession

D.1.89.129abc

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024