Vintage Ceramic Insulators

Similar to their glass counterparts porcelain insulators date back to before the civil war for telegraph wires.

Vintage ceramic insulators.

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They are made from glass porcelain or composite polymer materials nonconductive materials. Shop for and learn about vintage glass insulators. Cool glazed ceramic vintage insulators for steampunk designers. In north america glass was always the predominate material for communications insulators but porcelain has become the standard for power distribution due to its greater strength and surface resistance.

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