Thanks, Jim, I've never seen one close up, as it were.
Chris
On 2 Oct 2012, at 22:13, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When my sons were young, one of the things that they collected during our
> outings in the countryside were abandoned telephone insulators. I recall a
> number of blue and clear glass specimens. Today, as I walked through the
> garage, I spotted one on a high shelf.
>
> In a quick Google search, I learned that this particular insulator was
> manufactured by the millions to support long-distance telephone lines, with
> its heavy lower shoulder designed to carry extra weight.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Insulator+33.jpg.html
>
> E-510 with ZD 35mm Macro
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