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box of electrical spare parts

box of electrical spare parts

Date: circa 1930
Inventory Number: 1998-1-0657
Classification: Accessory
Subject:
electricity & magnetism,
Maker: Eastman Kodak Company ? (1881-present)
Maker: American ?
Cultural Region:
United States,
Dimensions:
box of parts: 5.2 × 23 × 15.6 cm (2 1/16 × 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
Material:
plastic, metal,
Accessories: box
Description:
Nineteen miscellaneous metal pieces, including:

- three black strips, each featuring two short binding posts topped, each of which is topped with a small notched metal disc (one of these also has a wire loosely wrapped around it)
- one metal band with small notches
- four sets of metal pieces with multiple screws running through them (two with eight, two with three)
- a crank with a small handle but a thick shaft
- a metal piece shaped like a keyhole, with a large circular hole near the top and two smaller circular holes near the bottom (the entire piece looks like a bottle opener)
- a thin metal spike with a metal cap on top, which features on its side a metal disc
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksThe box mentions the following: "Kodak" and "David P. Wheatland / 35 Oxford St / Cambridge 38 MA".

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