Insulators in "THE LONE RANGER" 2013 movie

By Mike Herron; posted July 6, 2013

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About 2 years ago, I was contacted by a prop department head with Disney requesting "beehive style" insulators for use in their movie "The Lone Ranger". I think I provided about 25 insulators for them to use in the movie. I know that a few others were contacted as well, but not sure who else may have provided them.

Watching the preview of the new movie, one scene really stuck out. The train wreck scene. In the movie, it can be seen that they are building a railroad and several spots you can make out the insulators and linemen building the telegraph line. Most of what I provided Disney were actual "B" beehives that I rescued from the old Georgia Railroad in middle Georgia.

You can find this scene by doing a search on Youtube.

Here is a pic of one of the linemen in the movie prepping an insulator for "service" :)

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