Pen, Stylographic

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Pen, Stylographic

Entry/Object ID

1.89.159

Description

Material: metal, rubber. Size: 1 3/4" W. x 6" L. Description: Dustin Collection #45 - metal composite device used as a recording receiver in a telegraphic circuit - eEnergizing a coil would activate a plunger which would make a mark on a paper strip or disk - recording point missing - patents stamped in coil plate base - last patent "Feb 15, 1876".

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pen, Stylographic

Class

Telecommunication T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.1.89.159

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024