... a string of yellowish/orange Ohio Brass suspensions I just installed ...

A nice blue glazed OB suspension with a 36,000 M&E rating.

Here is a close up view of the top entering ball/socket cap. The pin in the bottom of these insulators is identical to that of a traditional ball/socket suspension.

here are some old Locke suspensions with the "top entering ball & socket connection." This design was an attempt to get ...

... them in earlier days. The Cobalt Blue suspensions came from another ICON member in northern Calif. Although both types of insulators are of recent ...

One new pole top set and suspensions hung, an existing one re-framed for a 60KV multi display ...

Here's some J-D's with mounting plates on each end I found this past Sunday. I believe these are called posts. I found them almost totally buried, assembled in sets of three. These three were the only good ones, the ...

Here are 2 old Lapp fog type suspensions. Note the charring on the surface. There is no doubt used in a highly contaminated environment. ...

... transformer busbar on Italian FIDENZA suspensions ...

Here's a cast iron arc horn that clamps onto the "spiders" of the J-D suspension disks. Rusty and pitted but very solid. Sounds worse than it is. I had to cut through the bolts with a hack saw to get it off ...

This one is not in the greatest of shape but it sure has nice color!

At Friday we got a hard wind storm. Before it here was an ice and show storm with lightning, and after is about 120-140 km/h fast wind storm. You look it on this photo, the suspension Insulators are suspending in about ...

I have a few Sediver CT4R2M, 5-1/4 inch glass suspension insulator, ANSI class 52-9, rated at 10,000 pounds M&E. Glass shell is clear and is 5-1/4 inch across. These are new made by Sediver in Brazil. I am asking ...

I have a few Sediver CT8, 10-inch suspension insulators for sale. These are rated at 20,000 pounds M&E, ANSI class 52-4, weighs about 9 pounds. Glass shell is clear and is about 10-inches across. I am asking $15.00 ...

I have a few of the Sediver N12P/146DC fog type glass insulators for sale. These are rated at 25,000 pounds M&E, the glass is a neat ice aqua color and measures about 10-inches across the widest part of the shell. ...

I have a few Sediver ST-160, 6-inch glass distribution deadend insulators for sale. Rated at 10,000 pounds M&E, ANSI class 52-1. These are new glass insulators made by Sediver in Brazil. It weighs about 4 pounds. ...

Here is Iryna at an exhibit recently held in Poland, behind her are some of Lviv Insulator Company's glass products. The two pintype insulators are a HC 18 A / NS 18 A (CD 522.5) and a ShS 10 D (CD 638). the smaller CD ...

The suspension disks travel down the conveyer belt, on to the next step in the process. [IFONA]

The suspension disks are being inspected, for finish and quality, prior to addition of the metal cap and pin attachments. [IFONA]

This is definitely hot stuff: A fiery shot of another glass suspension disk, undergoing the flame finishing treatment, in order to remove impurities and to "polish" the surface. [IFONA]

A fresh out of the mold, and still incandescent suspension disk. [IFONA]

My son Thomas and daughter Sierra taking an interest in an old suspension insulator I picked up a week ago.

... arm, it will support two strings of suspensions in the coming month. These were a real treat to land on a pole years ago ...

A load of suspensions and hardware from a 60KV line upgrade project in town ...

... one has any Russian or Ukrainian made suspensions for sale let me know, as I am interested in getting a hold of some. Thanks ...