3M model 12 “Aztec “ portable thermoelectric generator
date: label: date made
content: ca 1962
name: label: maker
content: 3M Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: 3M model 12 “Aztec “ portable thermoelectric generator. Donor’s father worked on the project to design and make this unit at 3M. Printed on front: “3M Company”. Molded on base front: “3M Brand Thermo Electric Generator / Model 12 “The Aztec” Made in U.S.A.”; on base back: “Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing / St. Paul 6, Minnesota”. Paper label on bottom: “3M / 100 mW / 3 to 9V DC /" and a run of patents, the latest being US2811571, issued 29 October 1957.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Richard Gould
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0162.01
label: accession number
content: 2017.0162
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0162.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: thermoelectric generator
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 7 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 18.415 cm x 13.97 cm