Lostant, IL, 1915, 3-arm Open Wire Telephone Line

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted August 3, 2012
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Gotta love this kind of line construction with a shorter crossarm in between the two longer ones ;-) This definitely was before the local phone company in this locale adopted to any standardization in building pole lines. A very nice Victorian-era home with a "tower" and/or "pinnacle roof" also beautifies this vintage scene!

Added note: Thanks, Brent for the "towered" roof suggestion ;-) We New Englanders denote these tippers a bit differently. BTW it is like looking into heaven when you are in a Victorian's room and you can look up and see the inside tip of the "cone"...

They simply do not make houses like they used to ;-(

/joe

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