Peterborough, NH c.1925, Local Electric Distribution

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted July 17, 2012
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In addition there is a great-looking radial-wave street light fixture upon a nifty, ornamental scroll-arm-bracket on the pole in the foreground.

Added note: I believe this is a Cutter (later Westinghouse around 1922) street light in this photo. This fixture-head was of black-glazed porcelain. More elongated (heavier) porcelain fixture heads were offered by Cutter (always black) for higher voltage series lighting circuits.

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