Porcelain multi-part electrical insulator, ca. 1902
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Description
This insulator is constructed of three parts: the upper dome with the saddle at the top and the two conical skirts at the bottom. Insulators such as this one were used on high-voltage transmission lines of up to 69,000 volts. Insulators are necessary to keep the current from "leaking" out of the line.