Here all together my porcelain gingerbreads, for a family picture

Two small insulators from Italy, green glass MIVA T6 (CD 1076) and an unmarked white porcelain 3/UM.

This arrived along with the 1205 CA. White porcelain, with a copper insert, which has a brass clip soldered to it. I would assume that it is an insulator, or stand-off., with some electrical function Your guess is as ...

This one has no identifying marks, and it seems to be of recent manufacture. Dimensions are 3 inches wide, 2 3/4 inches tall. (about 76 mm X 70 mm). The "bottom" end is unglazed.

Here is a close-up picture of one of the Deltas, still with aluminium binding in situ. The linemen told me that these poles were from 1953, but these insulators are much older and definitely re-used. She is a pretty ...

Here in comparison the same 80 kV insulator, seen in the ordinary (light) version (right) and in the reinforced type (left): the main difference is the porcelain thickness. All other differences are simply details.

Here's a rare one that "walked" into the OVIC show in Perth, Ontario, a few weeks ago. It is a CD 128, with the (possibly) Arabic embossing. It has since been cleaned up and looks a bit better than it does ...

The picture above is an oil filled porcelain insulator used on a 20KV 400Amp circuit in Germany. It is now out of service and laying on the ground along with parts of 2-3 towers. I passed by these today (04-25-2007). ...

This picture was taken April 25, 2007 in the small Bavarian town of AufKirchen about 20KM South West of Munich Germany. The insulators shown are on a metal pole affixed to the top of a House. They are the service ...

Two t-bars (one has been reglued, the other now is free from the pin), some indoor insulators (4 in porcelain and the other plastic ones), and an ancient swithch, are what I rescued today.

There are a couple of these listed on the e-place, from Poland. I'll take some more photos after it, and a few other assorted pieces, arrive in a couple weeks. It looks similar in shape to one of the Russian BC3 / ...

... . We'll trade again for American Color porcelains or unusual Rt insulators ...

Also today, I got a new find: a type 2 marked VACCARI and dating may 1952: here in this pix how I got it, before removing the pin and washing the porcelain.

... small village and found these two small porcelains: interesting also the ancient hand made hooks ...

The green "Langenthal" marking is under the inner skirt, next to the pinhole. Note the pink "plaster" remains inside the pinhole, and the cut-off wires in the access hole. I've seen this pink stuff ...

This one arrived along with the green MIVA piece. White porcelain, screw-top terminal insulator, green-ink marked "langenthal" under the inner skirt. The top cavity has the orignal black asphalt potting ...

A slightly different angle of the porcelain spool on it's bracket. I am trying to find the name of the mfg. company, and country of origin, plus where used. In this picture, you can better see the extended inner skirt ...

... tiny T-bar, noser, and hole in the head porcelains. Generally thought to have been made and used in France 1900-1915. For your consideration today is ...

I bought the one on the right from Calgary collector, Ted Ingram years ago. I always thought it was English, like the two beside it are. Since then I have never noticed another like it. On the left is a U-1392 similar ...

The white porcelain piece is from Bulgaria, according to the marking. Not sure if 1873 is the date of manufacture, or the model number. Skirt diameter is 80 mm (# 1/8 inch). The green-aqua glass one is a CD 106, ESA // ...

Situated between a couple of Telegrafos Nacionales 214's, you have an idea of how small these pieces are. These tiny insulators will now become permanent residents on the foreign display racks. Seeking to determine ...

These are not impostulators. They are the real thing, and do show some slight usage wear and base chipping. The dimensions are as follows: Hole in the head insulator. Base 2 in., height 2.5 in. Hole in head 3/16 in, and ...

Last saturday, in Lucca town: porcelain and glass insulators, on sale.

I had posted an earlier photo of this one, before cleaning all the soot, rust and wire rubs from it with oxalic acid. The seller thought it may have been porcelain, but it is definitely some form of white (though not ...

A nice big "family group" photo, of all 22 insulators together. 19 Porcelain, 3 glass.