I have seen most of Lou's displays of insulator pins and brackets and it gets better and better and heavier and heavier. Lou had to install the heavy duty shocks on his transporting van, next will be beefing up the ...

... today hoping to get a truck full of suspensions which they are in the process of replacing and upgrading. Unfortunately some one that works there ...

This original Lapp photo No. 1484 was taken in circa 1935. The line was "Edison line thru Burbank".

I got these out of a trade today. They are all ones that are hard to find around anymore. For me anyway. The suspension has a gray/black glaze, interesting, as well as an indention looking like a 1900's date ...

The photo of the Lapp helical design is U-819. Note that the helical turns opposite of that shown in Jack Tod's drawing of U-819. This is an original Lapp photo from circa 1935. Jack made the drawing of U-819 from a ...

Amber tint glass suspensions, Crittenden Drive, Louisville, Ky ...

... Eastern Parkway, Louisville, Ky. These suspensions seem to have an amber tint ...

Closeup of large suspensions on Bradley Ave ...

Large glass suspensions in service at Bradley Ave. near Eastern Parkway, Louisville, Ky ...

... I am still looking for a few more suspensions for this sculpture . A couple 6 inch carnival glass and 6 inch blue porcelains, . (hint, hint) are ...

Glass Suspension near Fairborn, Ohio

Smog (fog and air-borne, man-made pollutants, combined) make a heavier burden (electrically) for insulators than most people think. The arid climate in Southern California (especially) causes whatever "crap" ...

... a few inquiries about my illuminated suspensions. instead of replying to each one I thought it would be better to add an image and some more text. I ...

Does anyone have or know where I can aquire a couple of these with either the eye or hook w/ the pin on bottom that slides into the suspension top to hang a string? I would be willing to pay for them, not looking for ...

View looking up

Here is a chain of nine 400kv suspension hanging from my workshop ceiling with neon tube installed under the rim

This PGE (Portland General Electric Co.) pole is an older 12.5kV. installation with ordinary U-6xx bowl type insulators except the one on the front left. This one catches my eye from the road! The glaze color is a ...

A power pole in western Oregon with suspension disks hanging on "wishbone" crossarms on the 57kV, and old gray Victor M-2140 multiparts on the 12.5kV. Click "view original" for a closer look at these ...

Brand new, still in their shipping crates, I found a very few of these at a contractors supply yard. Not cheap but each is factory mint condition. NGK. CAT. NO. CA-625 EC They are 15 inch dia, open profile, NGK 01, they ...

Got this really neat old Thomas two piecer today. Notice the lilly-shell inner skirt. From what I have been able to gather, there are only around a half dozen of these critters in captivity!!! May be offering for sale ...

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The display is not ready yet, it needs a 4th consol and more wood, at next month..

The light supply.

The tar is free for me, the paint is expensive. I have used tar, it has nice smell, such the railways and the wood poles. When I smell somewhere tar, I will find Insulators :-)

Wow. It is better than I thought.