Armstrong Glass Insulator No. 2

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Chester Historical Society

Name/Title

Armstrong Glass Insulator No. 2

Entry/Object ID

chs-019897

Tags

Technology

Description

Glass telegraph threaded insulator

Use

Insulate telegraph wires from telegraph pole

Category

Railroad

Acquisition

Accession

2024.5

Source or Donor

Valeria Parker

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Valeria Parker

Notes

Donated Valeria Parker on June 1, 2024 at the 1915 Station

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Bottom of the insulator

Transcription

Armstrong's No. 2

Dimensions

Dimension Description

3 1/2" height x 2 1/2 " wide

Height

10 cm

Diameter

7 cm

Create Date

June 6, 2024

Update Date

June 17, 2024