Item 74846 - Western Union splice, ca. 1920
- Item 74846 - Western Union splice, ca. 1920
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- Item 74846
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Image Info Central Maine Power Company linemen used this cable-splicing method, named the "Western Union" splice until the 1920s, when McIntyre splicing method became more popular.
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The round turns of the splice are designed to tighten as the two wires pull away from one another.
