Collar, Dog

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Collar, Dog

Entry/Object ID

32.17

Description

Chain Link Choker. Material: metal. Description: rusted metal chain link of the type used to restrain dogs. See Comments and History section in this record to explain its significance and connection to the 1967 Waseca tornado damage.

Context

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rux lived next door to the donor's family at 1120 Elm Avenue East in Waseca. A tornado struck their home in Waseca on April 30, 1967 and killed both of the Ruxes. After the tornado, Michael Hecht who lived with his parents the Loren Hechts at 1114 Elm Avenue East found the collar embedded in the stairwell wall of his house. The collar is now in the County Museum Balcony Tornado Exhibit Case on the Waseca County Timeline.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Collar, Dog

Class

Animal Husbandry T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Materials

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

June 30, 2017

Update Date

November 21, 2024