Summary
White porcelain telegraph line insulator with double umbrella shape. Said to come from the East-West Transcontinental Telegraph Line in Western Australia.
Includes several fragments from broken inner skirt.
Physical Description
Insulator made of white porcelain. Cylindrical dome and umbrella-shaped outer skirt. Cylindrical. Includes several fragments from broken inner skirt.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Colin Hales, 25 May 1997
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Inscriptions
Top of dome engraved: "C"
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Overall Dimensions
115 mm (Length), 115 mm (Width), 130 mm (Height), 115 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Keywords
Insulators, Telegraph Infrastructure, Telegraph Stations, Telegraphy
