French Insulators

Reprinted from "INSULATORS - Crown Jewels of the Wire", December 1976, page 35

Dear Dora,

I have sent three photographs of some insulators in my collection. The first of these was taken at the Animas River in Colorado. The remains of an old porcelain "suicide box" was among some debris in a dry portion of the riverbed.                                                                           

The other two photos are of some French insulators in my collection. The glass "gingerbread man" is, as far as I know, rather unusual. This light green, unembossed insulator falls somewhere between CD 781 and CD 783 in size. (Photo is 80% of actual size.) What really sets it apart from the others is that it lacks any inner petticoat.

The last photo is of three French plastics. These were used as replacements for the CD 781's on the telephone lines. The one on the right used a clamp-like device (shown) to hold the wire in place. Despite this, it, as well as the other two, had tirewires to hold the wires in place.
Best regards, 
Matt Grayson