Breaker, Circuit

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Breaker, Circuit

Entry/Object ID

1.89.120 abc

Description

Material: wood, metal, glass. Size: 2 3/4" W. x 4 1/2" L. Description: fuse block with two Edison glass plugs - Dustin Collection #3. (a) Fuse block. Description: light colored wood with terminals in channels and two sockets for fuses - stamped on bottom: "Installed 1886, 328 Clifton Ave." (b) 10 amp fuse. Description: replaceable element has melted - porcelain body threaded for copper cap on which is stamped: "Gen. El. Co. Patented Sept. 12, 1882, Jun 2, 1885, Feb. 9, 1897" - stamped in base: "10". (c) 30 amp fuse. Description: green glass - top thread for cap (cap missing) - stamped in base: "30".

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.1.89.120 abc

Create Date

May 24, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024