Insulator

Object/Artifact

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Wrangell Museum

Name/Title

Insulator

Entry/Object ID

1998.100.003

Description

Electrical insulator, white porcelain knob & tube has half inch hole thru center. Used to prevent electrical wire from touching structure. Electrical wire threaded through insulator when wiring passed through enclosures such as wood joist to prevent contact with wood. Looks like tube with enlarged end.