Wire

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Wire

Entry/Object ID

1.89.130

Description

Material: metal. Description: Dustin Collection #15 - copper wire (souvenir piece) - center coil of three turns - end lengths flattened and drilled for mounting - stamped into flats: "New York - Chicago, Long Distance Telephone".

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Wire

Class

Electrical & Magnetic T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Sci & Tech

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.1.89.130

Create Date

May 31, 1989

Update Date

November 21, 2024