Threadless Glass Insulaor in Wood Cover with Tie Wire

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

from Pennsylvania Railroad Company

date made

ca 1860

ID Number

EM.221139

catalog number

221139

accession number

41460

Object Name

Insulator

CD 723 - 723NE010

Partial Wade's Insulator in Wood Cover

Other Terms

Insulator; Insulation

Physical Description

aqua (insulator color)

inserted in (cover connector/connecting technique)

inserted in (insulator connector/connecting technique)

wrapped around (covre connector/connecting technique)

wrapped around (wire connector/connecting technique)

glass (insulator material)

metal (wire material)

wood (cover material)

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Communications

Transcontinental Railroad

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-32eb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_704766