U-1940B: England

3 1/4" X 4 3/4" (79mm X 116mm)

 

No markings

{Probable product of Doulton}

{Found at asfordby hill quarry}

 

Picture courtesy Gene Kingsley

This is a dryspot insulator where the top unscrews to expose openings inside the skirt to allow a telephone drop wire to pass through the insulator to provide a "dry spot" from rain and decrease leakage loss.  The cap is made of a composition material.  

U number assignment by Bob Berry April 2016


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