Receptacle

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Receptacle

Entry/Object ID

1.89.176

Description

Material: rubber, ceramic, metal. Size: 5" L. Description: hard rubber ring on a threaded brass rod and tube - described as "knob and tube" system connector, an "Approved outlet for knob and tube" - black electrical tape secures two curved porcelain tubes - rubber ring has Underwriters Laboratories label, and lettering cast into top: "Solid Mica Insulating Joint, Mfg. by The MaCall El. Co., Boston, Mass, U.S.A."

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

Receptacle

Class

Electrical & Magnetic T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Sci & Tech

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.1.89.176

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024