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Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

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Entry/Object ID

1.89.172

Description

Material: ceramic, metal. Size:2 1/4" W. x 2 1/2" D. x 3 1/4" L. Description: Dustin Collection - metal rectangular wall plate fronts a white porcelain switchbox with terminal posts - black wooden push button - written on switchbox: "About 1895".

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.1.89.172

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024