U-2023: United Kingdom

2 1/2" X 3 7/8" (64mm X 99mm)

 

No markings

{Front view}

 

Picture courtesy Bob Berry

2 1/2" X 3 7/8" (64mm X 99mm)

 

No markings

{side view}

 

Picture courtesy Bob Berry

2 1/2" X 3 7/8" (64mm X 99mm)

 

No markings

{top view}

 

Picture courtesy Bob Berry

This insulator is attibuted to Messrs. Siemens Bros. & Co. of London and was made to the Capanema Patent for a porcelain self-tying insulator. This style was said to have been exported to Brazil for use there.

Here is a link to an 1882 trade journal article about the design and it's use: Capanema Patent Insulator

U number assignment by Bob Berry April 2016.

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