✅ SOLVED What are these ?

[jeff of pa]

The Wire is Not for Electrical Purposes.

It appears to have been either A hanger upper



or

hanger Downer




Both My Nephew & I have exclusive permission on a spot and found one of these last week while searching
a 312 year old Tavern along the River.




I know they are not that Old but being the wide spread History of the spot

from the Iroquois nations / ferry house / hotel / post office / railroad station
to present Tavern to name a few, they were found

just outside this wall



other pictures of the site here

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/pennsylvania/461219-anybody-want-get-out-tomorrow-sunday.html

 

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[slikriktn1]

Looks like a ceramic or porcelin insulator for electric or telegraph wiring they go back to around 1850 where they were first produced..

 

[HAPPYCAMPER]

Im with slikriktn1

 

[Red James Cash]

Most likely a ceramic insulator,maybe telegraph or electric fence.

 

[bill from lachine]

Yep porcelain insulators....the come in all shapes and sizes...here's a link to some.

https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs...=yhs-mozilla-003&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-003

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[jeff of pa]

Thanks all ! That's a place to start

I'm doing a google Image search now

 

[jeff of pa]

Can't find the Exact one, But I'm gong to call it Solved as a Suspension type Insulator

https://www.google.com/search?q=sus...IHwCA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=893&bih=533&dpr=0.9

thanks slikriktn1 & all

 

[jeff of pa]

googling telegraph insulator Found one Near Identical



Glass Insulators: Industrial Beauties - Windsor Place Antiques and Ephemera

 

[trdking]

Looks like a ceramic or porcelin insulator for electric or telegraph wiring they go back to around 1850 where they were first produced..

Not for telegraph, it's too small. But they are insulators for electric fencing to keep the cows in or out. These are also used as carriers in old knob and tube house wiring. I have seen many of these under old houses in los angeles CA

 

[relic nut]

It is a insulator for a lighting rode. We have removed a lot of these from old houses and barns. the rode road against the outside of the insulator and was secured with a small pc of wire that went through the insulator

 

[jeff of pa]

It is a insulator for a lighting rode. We have removed a lot of these from old houses and barns. the rode road against the outside of the insulator and was secured with a small pc of wire that went through the insulator

Good I.D.

Porcelain Lightning Rod Insulators