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Dominion Insulator
- Material
- GLASS;
- Description
- A colorless glass insulator with a domed top and screw threads on the interior. "Dominion-42" and a "D" in a diamond followed by "54" are inscribed on the outside of the skirt.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- A colorless glass insulator with a domed top and screw threads on the interior. "Dominion-42" and a "D" in a diamond followed by "54" are inscribed on the outside of the skirt.
- Narrative
- The wood that is attached to some of the insulators is called a 'COBB'. The insulators were used so people could communicate by telephone or radio. A wire was wrapped around the insulator then hooked up to a cobb then to a telephone line.
- Material
- GLASS;
- Height
- 9.5
- Width
- 9
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1992.14.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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