Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/02

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Sixties
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 00:04:16 +0200
References: <75F5FF11ACA14DF2870BB73FBDCE2743@jimnichols>

Interesting and nice picture, I remember such insulators, or very  
similar in china, but I think that they are not longer used

cheers
Lluis


El 02/10/2012, a las 23:13, Jim Nichols escribi?:

> When my sons were young, one of the things that they collected  
> during our outings in the countryside were abandoned telephone  
> insulators.  I recall a number of blue and clear glass specimens.   
> Today, as I walked through the garage, I spotted one on a high shelf.
>
> In a quick Google search, I learned that this particular insulator  
> was manufactured by the millions to support long-distance telephone  
> lines, with its heavy lower shoulder designed to carry extra weight.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Insulator+33.jpg.html
>
> E-510 with ZD 35mm Macro
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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