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Porcelain Insulators from Krugersdorp, South Africa
by Bob Hines

Reprinted from "INSULATORS - Crown Jewels of the Wire", April 1974, page 8

Top row, from left to right:

    1.    3" x 4 5/8" Iron Pin is chrome plated, no embossing
    2.    3 3/8" x 4", no embossing
    3.    2 3/4" x 3 3/4", snow white, no embossing
    4.    2 3/4" x 3", embossed BICK 57
    5.    2 1/4" x 3", embossed JUDACO on side of crown
                on base -
   
6.    2 3/8" x 2 7/8", no embossing, top not glazed
    7.    2 1/2" x 4", no embossing, chrome plated pin

Bottom row, from left to right:

    1.    2 1/2" x 2 3/8", threadless knob, no embossing
    2.    2" x 2 1/2", threadless spool, snow white, embossed MADE IN ENGLAND
    3.    Consists of 2 spools 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", each end recessed, and has a brass cone shape nut 5/16" in the glazed and 1/2" in unglazed end (these nuts are held in place by coil springs), embossed HUDACO 37526G
   
4.    2 1/4" x 3 1/8", snow white, embossed HUDACO 25360



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