Summary
Two white porcelain telegraph line insulators, said to be from the East-West Transcontinental Telegraph Line in Western Australia. Both broken.
Collected by donor from the site of the old telegraph station at Eucla, Western Australia.
Physical Description
Two white porcelain line insulators, both with cylindrical flat-topped domes. Inner and outer skirts broken in both objects.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr H. Kirkland, 09 Jun 1978
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Overall Dimensions
110 mm (Length), 85 mm (Width), 110 mm (Height)
Measurment for one of two insulators.
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Overall Dimensions
112 mm (Length), 104 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
Measurement for second insulator.
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Keywords
Electric Insulators, Telegraph Infrastructure, Telegraph Stations, Telegraphy
