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Automatic Switch Company Motor Starter, Used by the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore, circa 1892

THF166666 / Automatic Switch Company Motor Starter, Used by the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore, circa 1892
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Starting device

Date Made

circa 1892

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

37.295.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 35 in
Length: 14.5 in

Inscriptions

on plate: NO. 726 220 VOLTS 2 H.P./ THE WHITTINGHAM AUTOMATIC MOTOR STARTER/ PATENTED/ AUTOMATIC SWITCH CO., BALTIMORE, MD.
Automatic Switch Company Motor Starter, Used by the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore, circa 1892