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OBJECT TYPE: VISIBLE
DATE: 1934
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0728.001

MANUFACTURER: McGraw-Edison Co.
MODEL: AGC4
LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 GLASS TUBE; BRASS END CAPS; METAL ALLOY FUSE/.2 METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 4.1 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: McGraw Edison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Missouri
City: St. Louis

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1934 +
Canada: FROMCOLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: USED IN AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM. FUSE IS SAFETY DEVICE IN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT & CONTAINS METAL ELEMENT WHICH MELTS WHEN CURRENT EXCEEDS SPECIFIC AMPERAGE, BREAKING CIRCUIT & SO PREVENTING DAMAGE.
Technical: THIS TYPE OF FUSE WAS USED IN AUTO-ELECTRIC LIGHTING CIRCUITS TO PROTECT BATTERY. EARLY FUSIBLE-LINK GLASS FUSES REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF MFG. PRECISION IN CONSTRUCTION & CALIBRATION. SLIDE-OPEN METAL BOX FOR EASY OPENING WAS MARKETING APPROACH AIMED AT DEALERS & PUBLIC (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .4 BLACK LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE BOX BOTTOM READS "BUSSMAN MFG. DIVISION, McGraw-Edison Co.,/ St. Louis, Mo. Made in U.S.A." & ON END "Five AGC 4/ FORMERLY CALLED 3AG"/ BLACK & WHITE LETTERING ON TOP READING "Electricity's/ Safety Valve/ BUSS/ FUSES/ Each of these fuses has been/ electronically tested to/ assure proper operation/ and full protection." & ON SIDES OF TOP "BUSS fuses are also made in/ industrial and household types" & "If it's worth protecting/ it's worth a BUSS Fuse"
Missing: 2 OF 5 FUSES FORM PACKAGE
Finish: .1-.3 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS, TIN-PLATED CAPS, GREY FUSE/.4 PAINTED YELLOW, BLUE, BLACK
Decoration: .4 B&W DEPICTION OF FUSE

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McGraw-Edison Co., Fuse, circa 1934, Artifact no. 1997.0728, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0728.001/

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