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Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

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Entry/Object ID

1.89.142

Description

Material: wood, metal. Size: 7 1/2" diameter base. Description: Dustin Collection #29 - series arc cutout switch - 1000 volts - circular wooden base - copper terminal posts - strips at 90 degree intervals around edge - center rotating switch plate contains two arc-shaped brass plates, which contact different terminals when rotated - penned on back: "From 328 Nicollet Av." - four holes in base for wall attachment - number sticker "29" on switchbar - eyebolt attached to switchbar.

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

Exhibitions

Notes

1989 - traveling exhibit

Deaccession

D.1.89.142

Create Date

May 24, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024