Heating Unit

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Heating Unit

Entry/Object ID

2504

Description

Heating Unit. Material: leather, metal, textile, plastic. Size: 19" diameter x 1 1/4" thick. Description: brown leather - ring shaped - interior magnetic unit encased in leather ring - black cotton covered electrical cord, metal prongs extend from brown plastic cap on one end, black and red plastic toggle switch encased in brown plastic unit on other end close to pad unit - silver colored metal spring near unit provides flexibility to cord. Stamped on embedded metal disk: "Electro Coil Mfg. By The I. E. Co. , S.F., Cal., 40 Watts, 110-120 V., A.C."

Context

Circular electrical heating unit. Mrs. Kanwischer was a resident of Waseca. In the fall of 1969, she became a resident of a nursing home. Items were brought to the museum by her guardian, Frank Papke. Mr. Papke was president of the Waseca County Historical Society in 1969.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Heating Unit

Class

Medical & Psychological T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Sci & Tech

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

April 17, 1992

Update Date

November 21, 2024