Insulator, circa 1898
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Insulators--made of poor electrical conductors such as glass, ceramic, plastic, or composite materials--help make electric power and communication transmission lines safe. They isolate wires from utility poles, transmission towers, and buildings--structures that are made of conductive materials that could cause signal degradation, power loss, fire, or pose a shock hazard if the lines touched them.
Insulators--made of poor electrical conductors such as glass, ceramic, plastic, or composite materials--help make electric power and communication transmission lines safe. They isolate wires from utility poles, transmission towers, and buildings--structures that are made of conductive materials that could cause signal degradation, power loss, fire, or pose a shock hazard if the lines touched them.
Artifact
Insulator
Date Made
circa 1898
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.328.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Porcelain (Material)
Glass (Material)
Color
Brown
Aqua (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 in
Diameter: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
on top: F. M. LOCKE / PAT / DEC. 15 98 / Victor
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