Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking, Chris. Except for the ceramic ones on the high voltage lines, we don't see many of these any more. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Sixties > My father has a big collection of those. He is retired from Verizon (he > actually spent most of his career with GTE, which merged with Atlantic > Bell to form Verizon right before he retired). He was a lineman and fiber > optics technician for 15 years and a regional construction manager for the > last 15 yrs he was with the company. Most of his are glass, but he has > some ceramic ones too. Many of them have the GTE logo molded into the > glass. This kind of equipment used by utility companies is still largely > made in USA, unlike most consumer goods. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > On 10/2/12 6:40 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > >>Beautiful photo of a very common item that we don't see much anymore. >>Does >>it say "Made in USA?" That makes it even more rare today!! >> >>Tina >> >>On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >>Tina Manley, ASMP >>www.tinamanley.com >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >