Old Electric Line Insulators

Vintage 1948 locke electrical insulator.

Old electric line insulators.

Today there are over 2000 collectors and insulator clubs national shows and good reference books are available. Lot of 13 antique vintage glass electrical insulators. Vintage brookfield telephone telegraph insulator greenish blue 3 cast into top. An electrical insulator is a material.

In the mid 1960 s a few people began collecting these glass and porcelain insulators. Upcycle a glass insulator as well as an old mattress spring. Insulators were originally designed to keep the wires linking telegraphs and telephones insulated from the wooden poles that held them aloft. As technology developed insulators were needed for telephone lines electric power lines and other applications.

Vintage brookfield 21 blue green glass usa telephone line insulator. The spring fits quite nicely around the tapered top edge and creates a wide stable base. Ending saturday at 2 22pm pdt 6d 13h. Homedecor insulator light lamp recycled upcycled vintage design.

6 power line telephone pole 10 000 lb. Vintage insulators are most commonly made out of porcelain or glass materials and they come in a wide variety of colors and shapes making each item a unique. 1 16 of 216 results for antique glass insulators 3drose ht 155955 2 blue glass electric insulator iron on heat transfer for white material 6 by 6 inch 2 6 out of 5 stars 5. Make offer ex large brown ceramic 3 tier high voltage electric insulator vintage 12lb.

Ending saturday at 10 27am pdt 13h 5m. Make offer lot of 8 antique vintage insulators glass clear blue green hemingray beautiful. A rusty bed spring and a vintage aqua glass insulator make a cute little votive holder. Antique vintage brown ceramic porcelain electric pole insulator beauty.

In 1850 companies such as hemingray bookfield and whitall tatum started producing glass insulators for telegraph lines telephone and power transmission lines later on. Brown ceramic vintage electric telephone pole insulator. Great light electric blue cd 162 h g co signal style glass insulator 27 308 75 11 00 shipping. Insulators were first developed in the mid 1800s to be used on telegraph and telephone lines to contain the electrical current and prevent the current from entering the ground below.

Stunning milky cobalt blue cd 162 hemingray signal style glass insulator 32. Their sole purpose was to insulate the wire from the wood reason for which materials such as glass porcelain or composite polymer materials had been chosen. Add some decorative ribbon or thread and you ve got a gorgeous upcycled candle holder. Make offer vintage.

Lot of 8 antique vintage insulators glass clear blue green hemingray beautiful. Glass insulators were first produced in the 1850 s for use with telegraph lines.