Boston, 1908. Close View of Electric Light Service Pole with Wood Cutout Switches.

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted January 25, 2020

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The latter are towards the left. On the right could be two more switch enclosures (these have a cast iron cover with a rounded top). Or they could be lightning arresters. Also note that this was a square pole. They were fairly common around the Boston area until around 1910 or so.

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