Atwater Kent Type K Plate Switch Coil, circa 1918

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Electric coil

Date Made

circa 1918

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.0.1.126

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Pitch (Tar)
Copper alloy
Metal

Color

Brown
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 4.5 in

Inscriptions

on plate: ATWATER KENT SYSTEM TYPE K/ ATWATER KENTY MFG. COMPANY PHILA. PA./ PATENTED/ OCT. 11, 1904/ NOV. 22, 1904/ DEC. 9, 1910/ DEC. 3, 1911/ JUNE 25, 1912/ OFF/ ON stamped into front: GRD