Collectables

Clear Glass Telegraph Insulator 'No. 1' by Whitall Tatum Co.

$25

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Glass insulators were essential components of telegraph and telephone lines from the mid-19th century through the early 20th century, preventing electrical current from grounding through wooden poles. Whitall Tatum Company, based in Millville, New Jersey, was one of America's premier glass manufacturers, producing insulators from the 1920s through the 1960s.