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Title |
Whitall Tatum No 1 Clear Glass Telephone Insulator |
Object Name |
Insulator, Telephone |
Catalog Number |
2018.028.007 |
Description |
Whitall Tatum No 1 Clear Glass Telephone Insulator ca 1939 >> Embossed lettering on the insulator: "Whitall Tatum No 1 " Also "50-44" Manufacture's mark - circle with "A" inside. Threaded in inside bottom for wood bracket.. The Whitall Tatum Company, or Whitall Tatum, was one of the first glass factories in America. Located in Millville, New Jersey, it was in operation from 1806 through 1938. Whitall Tatum entered the insulator manufacturing market in 1922, mass-producing them for use on power and communications lines across the country. |
Date |
1930 ca |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1938 |
Dimensions |
H-4.2 Dia-3.5 inches |
Material |
Glass |
Subjects |
Telephone System Glass Insulators |
Search Terms |
Communication |
Catalog date |
2018-05-11 |
Collection |
Anonymous |