Item 74833 - Glass electrical insulator, ca. 1880

Item 74833 - Glass electrical insulator, ca. 1880
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Item 74833
Glass electrical insulator, ca. 1880
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This glass insulator was used for low-voltage overhead electrical distribution wires.

Insulators keep electric current from "leaking" out of lines.

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