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David and Kit (dad and mom to my niece Cali, and nephews Kat and Rocky) know how very much I love glass objects. David retired from AT&T. I did not know that he collects Glass insulators. Recently Kit emailed to tell me David would like to send me a glass insulator from his collection. I said, YES I would love one, so quickly the email hardly had time to load in my email. While I awaited arrival of this most treasured gift, I did a bit of research on them. They were primarily used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to insulate and protect telegraph and telephone wires.
They were mounted on wooden or metal poles to prevent the wires from coming into contact with the poles and the ground, ensuring the efficient transmission of electrical signals. Glass insulators were first produced in the 1850's for use with telegraph lines. As technology developed insulators were needed for telephone lines, electric power lines, and other applications. In the mid 1960's a few people began collecting these antique glass insulators. Today there are over 3,000 insulator collectors. Insulator clubs, local and national shows, and good reference books are available. In the early 1970s, glass insulators began being replaced by porcelain, which has since evolved into plastic and composition insulators made from a mixture of components.
On February 5th my package packed with lots of CARE arrived. OMCs there were three beautiful insulators in PURRfect condition in the box.