Switch

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Switch

Entry/Object ID

1.89.173

Description

Material: ceramic, metal. Size: 2 1/2" W. x 2" D. x 4" L. Description: Perkins rotary flush switch with wall plate - hard rubber twist knob turns switch on and off - white porcelain switch body behind gold colored rectangular switch plate with Art Nouveau pattern - stamped on plate back: "The Perkins Electric Switch Mfg. Co., Hartford, CT, Patented March 27, 1894, October 13, 1896".

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

Switch

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Percussive Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Deaccession

D.1.89.173

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024