Marshfield, VT 1912. Early Homes, Telephone, Electric Lines, Poles.

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted December 29, 2018

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If you look closely you will see what looks like two white porcelain "plug-in" or "widow-maker" cutouts on the second crossarm up from the bottom. This indicates electric lighting circuits were in place when this photo was taken. These devices typically contained fuses for protecting distribution transformers.

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