Nice bold clear ink stamp
Posted by Rich Mullins on April 7, 2002 - 0.0kb
... photos of different bunches of these suspensions ...
Posted by Larry Rogers on March 29, 2002 - 0.1kb
Another view of some of the mud. Fairly new I would say.
Posted by Larry Rogers on March 29, 2002 - 0.1kb
I found these while visiting one of my projects.
They had removed hundreds of them.
Posted by Larry Rogers on March 29, 2002 - 0.1kb
... I can tell for sure, that this type of suspensions are long gone in Sweden by now, I've never seen anything like it ...
Posted by Fredrik Höjefält on March 15, 2002 - 0.3kb
A shot of Dave with his truck partially loaded with Suspension Insulators. These were destined for the crusher. Seems they can bust up the porcelain and reuse it as fill for new roads, but the glass can't be reused, and ...
Posted by Bob Scafe on March 13, 2002 - 0.3kb
Backyard display of Suspension Insulators, using 8' uprights, and 10'crossarms.
Posted by Bob Scafe on March 10, 2002 - 0.1kb
A look at my suspension display in the back yard. Note the Australian, British, and European porcelain on top of the racks
Posted by Bob Scafe on March 10, 2002 - 0.1kb
Spotted while driving through the English countryside, not far from Stow-on-the-Wold, on the way to Broadway. This was a picture of a straight segment of the line; the line makes a bend about two towers away. See the ...
Posted by Steve McCollum on March 6, 2002 - 0.3kb
Spotted while driving through the English countryside, not far from Stow-on-the-Wold, on the way to Broadway. These guys mean business! Note the four conductors per phase. We saw a lot of serious power glass in use in ...
Posted by Steve McCollum on March 6, 2002 - 0.2kb
Spotted while driving through the English countryside, not far from Stow-on-the-Wold, on the way to Broadway. I count 21 segments; that would make these bad boys about 10 feet long! The spark gap must be 8 feet or so; ...
Posted by Steve McCollum on March 6, 2002 - 1.1kb
I couldn't help noticing one of the suspensions had a particularly nice glaze. I guess I'll have to take it home. Out with the pliers, and my pack ...
Posted by Paul Greaves on March 4, 2002 - 0.2kb
A return trip to one site to rake for pieces was successful! I found the broken pieces under one of the suspension strings.
Posted by Paul Greaves on March 4, 2002 - 0.1kb
Check out my table, not just the insulators on top, notice the legs are made of spools and the feet are suspension insulators.
Posted by Patrick Meade on March 3, 2002 - 0.1kb
... . There are dozens of crossarms and JD suspensions, along with a nice multipart and a few other suspensions. The JD suspensions have patent dates of ...
Posted by Reed Armstrong on February 27, 2002 - 0.3kb
Well here are the insulators that were dug up from the hole. Most of these are damaged but, I was able to uncover 5 mint CD 251 Hemingrays in clear and 3 Hemingray 43's along with the JD suspension disks.
Posted by Reed Armstrong on February 27, 2002 - 0.2kb
A low angle shot of the glass suspensions. Maybe I'll add a ...
Posted by Ed Brown on February 24, 2002 - 0.1kb
Just got these glass suspensions from Dan Brown, they are probably made by McGraw Edison. Glass has a slight greenish ...
Posted by Ed Brown on February 24, 2002 - 0.1kb
Another M-3725 lies near some discarded suspension strings. Alas, this one has a chunk out of the skirt on the bottom.
Posted by Paul Greaves on February 16, 2002 - 0.1kb
This power line has green suspensions and a couple of brown deltas on top. The deltas are there just to stop the wires from touching each ...
Posted by (private) on January 12, 2002 - 0.1kb
Here are some Carnival "sombreros" in use in Arizona. From the ground, they look like dirty clear, but when the sun hits them just right, they really come alive.
Posted by Bill Ostrander on January 7, 2002 - 0.2kb
I recently found this old blue VICTOR suspension insulator in Arizona. Note the logo under the rim. That would date it to around the time the line was upgraded to 115 KV, 25 cycles, about 1912. The line originally ran ...
Posted by Bill Ostrander on January 7, 2002 - 0.4kb
... are what look to be 1930's blue J-D suspensions in use at Hoover Dam on the Arizona side ...
Posted by Bill Ostrander on January 7, 2002 - 0.1kb
These are part of my collection, They are pretty large and heavy. I keep them outside on the patio, as you can see.
Posted by Audrey Jennings on December 22, 2001 - 0.1kb
This is a glass suspension insulator that my husband brought home to me. He is a lineman, and was changing out insulators somewhere in Gibson, La. Can anyone tell me how old it is, and the value? It has markings on it ...
Posted by Audrey Jennings on December 22, 2001 - 0.3kb