A Real Oddity

Reprinted from "INSULATORS - Crown Jewels of the Wire", October 1976, page 31

This insulator was being shown by Zachary Shamp of Indiana at the Berea Show. One could not call it porcelain but it appeared to be a crude baked clay material.

Notice that the wire which was a cable type copper wire, was fed thru holes in the sides of the insulator completely over the crown. It was not imbedded in the material although it would not have been easy to pull out. There were no markings of any kind. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS AS TO ITS PURPOSE OR USE?

Gerald Brown