Breaker, Circuit

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Breaker, Circuit

Entry/Object ID

1.89.160a,b

Description

Material: wood, metal, glass. Size: 3 1/4" diameter x 2" H. Description: Dustin Collection #46 - "beehive" fusible rosette. (a) Base. Circular shaped - four terminals forming two fused pairs - the fuse being a fusible wire - muscovite plate is placed beneath the terminals. (b) Cover. Screws onto a center post in base and covers terminals and drilled to lead in two wires - terminal strips and screws along outer edge for two other leads - wood finished in a reddish stain - outside appearance dark and mottled - sticker: gold "46" on cover.

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.1.89.160a,b

Create Date

May 25, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024