Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My father is retired from Verizon, which was the local phone company here, not just cellphones. He has a collection of those insulators (the ceramic thing the wire is tied to), some ceramic and some glass. He was a lineman for the first half of his 30 years with the company. Phone lines don't really need insulators, as phone cable has rubber insulation on the cable. The insulator simply serves to hold the cable in a way that doesn't abrade it. Electrical cable was often bare metal cable, no rubber coating to protect people from the voltage carried on the line! The insulator actually insulated the cable from the pole, in addition to simply holding the cable in place. The insulators themselves are little sculptures in clay or glass; some modern ones are plastic and not as interesting. Some of the antique ones in my dad's collection are very beautiful. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 6/13/12 5:40 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >Most of us don't get a chance to view the artistic work above our heads, >created by electricians that take as much pride in their work as we do in >our images. Here is an example. > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lineman+Art+221.jpg.html > >A Telyt grab shot. > >Comments and critiques welcomed. > >Jim Nichols >Tullahoma, TN USA > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information