Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/02

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Sixties
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 17:16:38 -0500
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Thanks, Lluis.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Sixties


> 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
>>
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