Circuit Breaker
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Artifact Overview
In the late 1800s, as companies began producing electricity to light cities, run streetcars, and power factories, homes and offices, new apparatus was needed to safely deliver and use electricity. Excess current in a circuit could damage electric lines and equipment. Circuit breakers protected electrical circuits by automatically interrupting the power flow during an event overload.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Circuit breaker
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1333.293
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.
Material
Metal
Stone (Worked rock)
Wire
Color
Black (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 6 in
Length: 15.25 in
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