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Specimen of binding-in of 800 lb per mile telephone wire on a single-groove insulator
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Specimen of binding-in of 800 lb per mile telephone wire on a single-groove insulator, mounted on spindle
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 2014-434
- Materials:
- oak (wood), ceramic (unspecified) and copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
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spindle: 230 mm x 150 mm x 70 mm, 1.2 kg
assembled: 725 mm x 612 mm x 80 mm, 1.96 kg
insulator: 121 mm x 612 mm x 80 mm, .76 kg
- type:
- binding-in of telephone wire and specimen
- copyright:
- BT Heritage and Archives
- credit:
- Unknown source