This is the same installation as seen a few photos down that I just posted. This was taken at a nice vantage point clearly showing how six-inch diameter suspension insulators were spliced in-line for fusing. I think ...

A colorful group of Thomas Hewlett patent dated suspension disks. $30 for the entire lot of 12 delivered to the Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania show this Saturday June 13th or $5.00 each if you are interested in select ...

Back rows L to R: Large JD suspension, CD 162 Hemi 19, U-266 NN, Lg. Cont. Rubber Works, CD 106 Lynchburg, CD 151 H.G.CO. petticoat SB, Large porcelan strain. Front: U-73 NN pittsburg, 3 U-57 Macomb's (all 3 have ...

Lebo, KS had their city wide garage sales today. And i found some good common insulators at 2 of them. One only had 4 CD 106 Hemi's. The other had the 2 buckets, suspension, several singles, and the strain seen in this ...

Here are more bells. I didn't really find much in the way of anything interesting as far as bells go, aside from a few odds and ends. Yes, being a former suspension junky myself, I like to take home those that other ...

... . I still have a collection of 4" suspensions under the bed, that came from the switching pole next to the house when it was replaced, that will ...

eastern MT - suspension lines are 57kV

A row of suspension disks cemented in the planter box in front of this home right here in my hometown, Garibaldi, OR.. I haven't talked to this person yet but I probably will eventually. I am just glad that I am not the ...

Found this cute dude in a local antique store today, the whole thing is only 7" long. Metal hook is embossed "Victor 544". Can't remember if I have seen any this small before. Any info is appreciated. ...

... the original towers with FIL type 1434 suspensions ...

Dating 1960s this VERBANO brown suspension, used on an abandoned railroad in Piacenza town, where some of the same type have been rescued.

... they once belonged to. The sky-blue yuk suspensions cleaned up an look like new but they are Chance brand, dated 1980. Common around here and I was ...

... " looking pieces along with glass suspensions. The pole is between Cancun and Xel Ha ...

... on a 60 KV pole line for this display. Suspensions and multi-parts go together so this seemed to work. I used a 2" planetary bit to bore the ...

This shot shows that I am building shelving to hold miscellaneous Porcelain and Glass on the wall of the barn. This will hold all the pieces that I can't stand to part with which is most of what I acquire. Anybodey got ...

This shows the details of the insulators a little better. It's a work in progress but shows a little of how much I enjoy insulators and our property

... two cross arms to hold not only the suspensions but I crowded in all the porcelain pin types i could and still not over crowd it, I think ...

This is how it looks in April of 2009. Thanks to Bob Scafe for the majority of these.

... an open lean to that is ideal for the suspensions I have acquired. However, the idea grew over time so take a look at the next few pictures ...

OK, I was a suspension nut at one time, too, so I'm not trying to offend anyone. I got tired of breaking my back to move the small parts of the collection, much less the large parts. Anyway, here are four of the clevis ...

All I got back home today: some VERBANO suspensions, some Beznaus, and LV insulators in porcelain and glass: Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww ...

This is the old style corner pole that will be replaced. Tillamook P.U.D. does not use this type of corner suspension anymore unless absolutely necessary. The triple 10 inch disk insulators are good for more than the ...

This page is from a 1917 Stanley and Patterson catalog. The item #213-upper left on the right hand page is somewhat like the small suspension that was recently discussed via ICON. I think the old catalog cuts of various ...

This lineman worked primarily in the northern California Sierra Nevada range from Lake Tahoe to Placerville, CA. On the left is a small bottom skirt for a two-piece insulator. Base diameter is just 3 and 3/4 inches and ...

I recovered some nice suspensions while on a "dive" last Friday . The first set was a pair of Lapp 10" units ...