Patent Model - Improvement in Pedal-Switches for Controlling Electric Motors
Maker and role
Charles Hussey, Patentee
Production date
Dec 17 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron, brass
Measurements
4 x 10 x 3 1/2" (10.2 x 25.4 x 8.9cm)
Description
Hussey's patent furnishes "a means for controlling the electrical current by a movement of the foot, so that the hands may be free to manipulate the machine propelled by the motor." (Patent Number 210,939)
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Object number
2015.14.2764a,b
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