Danielson, CT c.1915 Multiple Crossarm Phone Openwire Upon Tall Poles

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted June 3, 2015

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Note the poletop pin...which I believe supported a ground wire for lightning protection. The latter along with the general overall appearance of this five-arm, 10-pin telephone lead suggests to me it likely was an AT&T toll line that existed in this Connecticut community.

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