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Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

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Entry/Object ID

1.89.170

Description

Material: ceramic, metal, shell. Size: 1 1/2" W. x 1 3/4" D. x 2 3/4" L. Description: Dustin Collection - white rectangular porcelain base with brass housing over a surface push switch - one mother-of-pearl push "On" button - one black hard rubber "Off" button - stamped at top: "K.S.C.: - stamped into brass housing: "Patd. 10A 125V, 5A 250V". One cover screw is missing.

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

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Nomenclature Sub-Class

Percussive Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Deaccession

D.1.89.170

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024