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Insulators3 of 371Hemingray Glass Insulators No 421880s H.G. CO. Petticoat Glass Insulator
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    Posted 1 year ago

    kwqd
    (1122 items)

    This is 4.5" high x 3.5" widest diameter. Illegibly marked in the glaze on one side. Google images suggests it is a guy wire insulator. Very attractive, I think, glazed piece of gear and will make a nice paperweight as it is fairly heavy piece of porcelain.

    A $.99 thrift shop find today. I am sure that someone on CW will know what this is and who made it.

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 1 year ago
      Yes..it's a stay insulator.. here's an explanation..

      https://www.linquip.com/blog/what-is-a-stay-insulator/
    2. kwqd kwqd, 1 year ago
      Thanks for the link!

      Thanks for loving my insulator-cum-paperweight Drake47, fortapache, vcal, dav2no1, Vynil33rpm and Jenni!
    3. dav2no1 dav2no1, 1 year ago
      Growing up with a Ham radio dad, we had a 100 ft and 75 ft tower in the back yard..ad well as a Delta loop about 100 ft up in the tree. When I hear "guy wire" I have a different image.

      Your insulator would be on a power pole type guy wire

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