Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interesting and nice picture, I remember such insulators, or very similar in china, but I think that they are not longer used cheers Lluis El 02/10/2012, a las 23:13, Jim Nichols escribi?: > When my sons were young, one of the things that they collected > during our outings in the countryside were abandoned telephone > insulators. I recall a number of blue and clear glass specimens. > Today, as I walked through the garage, I spotted one on a high shelf. > > In a quick Google search, I learned that this particular insulator > was manufactured by the millions to support long-distance telephone > lines, with its heavy lower shoulder designed to carry extra weight. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Insulator+33.jpg.html > > E-510 with ZD 35mm Macro > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information