Ohio Insulator Company Suspension Insulator Used by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, 1910-1914

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Insulator

Date Made

1910-1914

Creator Notes

Designed and developed by A. O. Austin. Manufactured by the Ohio Insulator Company of Barberton, Ohio, a subsidiary of the Ohio Brass Company of Mansfield, Ohio.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

30.2044.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Ohio Brass Company.

Material

Ceramic (Material)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

White (Color)

Dimensions

Length: 8 in
Diameter: 11 in

Inscriptions

typed on torn paper label adhered to insulator: [...]EN OF THE "FIRST PETTI[?] / [...]CIENCY TYPE OF SUSPENSION / [?]ED IN THE TRANSMISSION OF / [?] AT HIGH VOLTAGE. INSU[?] / [?] AND DEVELOPED BY A. O. / [?.]ED BY THE OHIO INSULATOR / [?], OHIO - A SUBSIDIARY / [?]MPANY, MANSF[?] / [?]F TH[?] / [?]
Ohio Insulator Company Suspension Insulator Used by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, 1910-1914