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Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

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Entry/Object ID

1.89.131

Description

Material: metal, rubber. Size: 2 1/2" W. x 5" L. Description: Dustin Collection #16. "grass-hopper" battery-operated electric light switch - heavy rectangular brass plate to which are attached two coils, an iron plate on pivots, and a switching mechanism - two brass "legs" make mechanical contact with an arm of the iron plate - as coils are magnetized they alternately, through a system of springs and arms, switch on and off the current to two terminals - electrical contact by means of a sliding bar in a sleeve - reddish brown insulation hard rubber.

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

Good

Exhibitions

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1989 - traveling exhibit

Deaccession

D.1.89.131

Create Date

May 25, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024