Hanging in my "forest of insulators," is a really nice pine green glazed Westinghouse suspension. I really like the thicker shell that this suspension has b/c it makes the unit more rugged.

... Pole near Billerbeck, the glass suspensions insulators are brand Sediver an the right side are 2 pairs of old brown ceramic insulators holding ... The German rail company 'DB' use glass suspensions insulators also for its 15 KV overhead power supply; they use normally 3 discs (at some location 4 ...

Note the rare and interesting form of the two right insulator chains. The left side oft the line are stringed later than the right one, where is taken one pair of long ceramic insulator rods instead of the shorter ...

During more "tranquil" weather here in New England here is a photo of the same incandescent suspension street light that has been shown in this album recently. This light is one of Joe's favorites and spans ...

I was thrilled when I found this Hewlett suspension a few years back. It is in great shape and bares the (VICTOR R=00) logo on the top. This is the first and only one that I have ever found with the VICTOR marking.

Here is a old Clevis type Locke suspension. This unit dates back to the mid to late 1920s. Each one of these I have found has their own unique glaze color/pattern. There is a # on the cap, (5876.) Some of these eve have ...

Here is a dark glazed Westinghouse suspension. This unit has a thicker shell which is really neat. It also has the numbers (41) and (62) marked on the porcelain. Either # could be the date of Mfg. and Batch code.

I stepped out my back door an hour ago (3:30 AM EST on 01/23/05) and with 40-60 MPH winds sandblasting snow in my in face here is a photo of one of my suspension streetlights (circa 1920s) taking a walloping and being ...

Here is a outer rib fog type suspension made by Dalian Insulator of China. If I had the chance I would without a doubt get some of these in that amazing blue color. More insulators like this can be viewed at ...

Found this picture of a 530kN (120,000) lbs. M&E. This Strength of suspension has not been around very long and is currently the strongest available. If anyone knows how I can by one of these let me know. This pic. ...

The two bells on the back row are old VICTOR cat. # 7500's. The two in the front are PINCO.

Well, I finally got around to hanging the two CST suspension fogs that I just received.

Here is a gray fog type suspension made by CST of Brazil. This unit has a M&E rating of 120kN (25,000 lbs.)

50,000 LB Suspension Hanger

Found six more of the 10" cobalt suspensions at the scrap yard with the hardware separate. Now i have 3-ob 1976, 12-lapp 2001 suspensions ...

... a total of 3-OB 1976 and 12-LAPP 2001 suspensions!!!! Exciting. For the records. Here's the hardware that I could never find ...

FINALLY got the hardware to hang em.

Close up of the suspensions the scrap yard aways throws away because the "blue doesn't sell" ...

... i found some line hardware to hang the suspensions that the smaller hardware wont hang. These came with some new cobalt 40000lb 2001 suspensions i got ...

Never seen a Hewlett suspension with the "W" Westinghouse logo before. It was sure a nice surprise to find it when I was cleaning it. All of the other markings on the side are the same as the THOMAS G.E. ...

This beautiful, hard to find suspension insulator was acquired in the Trinity River area of Northern California. This is an original piece. The 5 glass sleeves are purportedly manufactured by Hemingray. More photos of ...

Yet another angle of this old insulator.

Yet another view of this fantastic piece!

Another view of the complete piece.

An original 5 sleeve Micarta Core Suspension out of Northern California. This has not been rebuilt. Core is filled with tar and there is tar on the cap at the fill hole. There is minor damage to each of the sleeves but ...