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Page circuit breaker

Page circuit breaker

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Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Circuit Breaker
Other Terms
Circuit Breaker; Electromagnetic Devices; Magnetic Devices; Electromagnetic Devices; Electromagnetic Devices
Date made
1833
associated person
Henry, Joseph
maker
Page, Charles Grafton
Measurements
overall: 4 in x 4 in x 4 in; 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm
ID Number
EM.181452
catalog number
181452
patent number
76654
accession number
2006.0177
Credit Line
from the Smithsonian Institution Collection of Apparatus, thru William C. Winlock
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