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Object Number: 181409
Identifier: Bureau Knob

Bureau Knob Insulator Photo

Popular Name: Bureau Knob
Primary Embossing:
Material: Glass
Color: Clear
Base:
Condition: Some scuffing, pontil scar
Specific Embossing:

Notes: Catalog Card Description: Two specimens. Used prior to 1853 on masts 150 ft. high, to cross Ohio River.

Donated by the Telegraphic Historical Society in 1897.

Photo Copyright © 2000 Smithsonian Institution - See Copyright notice
Unless otherwise noted, photos by Larry Novak or Bob Berry