Insulator

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Insulator

Entry/Object ID

2011.1.77

Description

This ceramic electrical insulator is in the shape of a pound sign when looking from above, the insulator is brownish red in colour and has some spots where the colour is darker and lighter. The insulator has two holes that go all the way through on its side, both going in opposite directions, one on top of the other.

Context

The insulator was donated from Boyd's Farm a historic site within the Goulburn region since 1872.

Collection

Artefact Collection: Secondary

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insulator

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Electrical System Components

Nomenclature Class

Electrical & Magnetic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

8.8 cm

Width

5.9 cm

Depth

5.9 cm

Dimension Notes

Vertical

Material

ceramic - céramique