1900s Suspension Insulator

“1900s Suspension Insulator,” Madison Historical, accessed December 22, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2202.

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This suspension insulator separated the line conductors and supported them electrically. This object is very rusted and also is very corroded. The material on the top is ceramic, with the reason why they use ceramic being because it's a non-conductive metal.

This insulator was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Liberty Middle School in spring 2020. It was brought to class by Zachary Noga.

2020 Liberty Middle School Class Visit

• industry
• technology

• Noga, Zachary

1920 - 1990

• Object

• jpg

• Madison County
• 1920-1990

• Noga-Zachary-O-001