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Object Number: 308865
Identifier: Rams Horn

Popular Name: Rams Horn
Primary Embossing:
Material: Metal
Color: Black
Base:
Condition: Very Near Mint
Specific Embossing: None

Notes: Tag attached reads: No. 70052 G.L.Waite Telegraph Insulator Patented Oct. 22, 1867 (Piece uses sulfur cement and no glass)

Catalog Card Description: Patented by J. L. Waite, Oct. 22, 1867, Pat. #70,052. Iron body, rubber screw, iron hook. Transferred from the U.S. Patent Office in 1926.

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