Fuse block
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC LIGHT
- DATE
- 1880–1890
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1444.001
- MANUFACTURER
- T.H. Elec. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Lynn, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BOX/ METAL HARDWARE/ MICA PROTECTIVE SHEETS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.2 cm
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 4.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- User site
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Thomson Houston
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Lynn
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- Period
- PROBABLY 1880'S TO EARLY 1900'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PROVIDE AN INSULATED BASE ON WHICH FUSE CLIPS OR OTHER CONTACTS FOR HOLDING FUSES ARE MOUNTED - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY ELECTRICAL FUSE BLOCK. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED IN COVER TOP: 'MANUFACTURED/ BY/ T.R. ELEC. CO./ LY[?]/ U.S.A.'/ STAMPED ON SIDE: 'C.[?] CUT./ 1 TO 6 [?]'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- WOOD OUTSIDE POORLY PAINTED CREAM COLOUR.
- Decoration
- N/A
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T.H. Elec. Co., Fuse block, circa 1880–1890, Artifact no. 1969.1444, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1444.001/
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