This Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) switch station is on OR. Hwy 6 near Gales Creek, OR. The 120,000 volt line runs west from the major BPA Keeler Sub. to Forest Grove and serves municipal Forest Grove Light ...

This heavy wire weight, attached to one of the suspension insulator strings, is keeping one wire from pulling up too high. Apparently, this weight is manufactured just for this purpose by one of the line material ...

This is a new steel pole on the Bonneville Power Administration/Tillamook PUD 120kV shared pole line east of Tillamook Oregon. I mentioned in a previous photo of this line section that BPA tries to maintain the ...

In preparation for the last step, in the first half, of "The Transcontinental Suspension Insulator Exchange", I need to modify my utility trailor...

Like many roads in farm country, there will be a "square corner" here and there. This square corner on a paved road south of Cornelius, OR. has an older PGE 12.5kV 3 phase line, turning the corner also. The ...

Oooops! The wire tension is trying to pull those Postals right off! You wonder why they just didn't put up ordinary suspension disks on a turn this tight, but no. The next pole east was really a mess and has recently ...

A closer look at the next pole, which is on a curve. Notice the way they ran a downguy cable right off the end of the wishbone. Must have given the line great stability since it still looks perfect after many years in ...

... one is all glass. Pintypes, brackets, suspensions and more ...

... of various porcelain pintypes, spools, suspensions, etc ...

... 're are sequins tha can represent glass suspensions). Threading them onto pieces of wire was tedious. "Wire" can be strung on these also ...

... the briers today, to look for old gray suspensions to glue back together ...

164 Lynchburg, 162 Maydwell, early no name westinghouse porcelain signal and the biggie, an Ohio Brass suspension with 1917 patent date, also has an awsome glaze too. $5.00 each plus shipping. Thanks for looking

Colourful porcelains galore and a Maydwell in straw colour. $2.00 each + appropriate shipping Note- The U-908 insulators and the pyrex suspension are not for sale. Thanks

A suspension being put to the test...

Ancient marking for this suspension, with the lot and mfg date near the modern logo RICHARD GINORI. The insulator dates 1941. Found in a dump in Tuscany.

10" suspension mfd by FIL in sept. 1939, when the factory was a company og the RICHARD GINORI company. This is one of the last insulator with the marking FIL. Note the iron cap marked RG, that means RICHARD GINORI.

... think I have ever seen this many small suspensions used. It seems Ive never seen more than 3 ...

... . Looks like a good reason to order suspensions ...

Here is a nice pair of light dove grey Victor suspension bells. They have V stamped into the porcelain, nice light colour and are in very good condition. The pole they were on came down rather violently but they came ...

Pyrex made some really colorful glass. This small suspension has 2 stamped dates which even adds more to its character. Thanks for looking.

Glad that I looked first. They're actually pretty reasonable as long as the insulators aren't disturbed. I can run the lawn mower up close without any problem. They eat flies, mosquitos, moths and other obnoxious ...

Humm... what's this?

I was getting ready to clean this string when something told me to look under them first.

DEAD END TOWER ON THE NEW 60,000 VOLT TRANSMISSION LINE OF THE NIAGARA FALLS POWER COMPANY TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK. Conductors are 500,000 C. M. copper strung for a maximum tension of 6000 pounds. (courtesy of Jimmy ...

Crated J-D suspensions ready for shipment. (Courtesy of Jimmy Burns; 1923 J-D catalog ...