Opinions.......

[Brutalfly]

I am seeking opinions on what this is. I am thinking it is a transformer bushing. I don't know if anybody else knows but I thought I would ask.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

I am seeking opinions on what this is. I am thinking it is a transformer bushing. I don't know if anybody else knows but I thought I would ask.View attachment 224604View attachment 224605

Any markings or patent numbers?
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[Mjbottle]

Is it ceramic? I think your right about the transfo bushing...

 

[Dogo]

Is the base hollow for mounting on a post?

 

[Brutalfly]

It is hollow and has no markings on it. It is my dads and we thought it was an interesting piece.

 

[Fenndango]

its a dead end spool I think

 

[Fenndango]

collectors like them. looks like pittsburg

 

[BillinMo]

What are the dimensions, and does the hole go all the way through? The first photo looks like it may have a solid top.

If there are holes at both ends, it could well be a transformer bushing, but that's not a pattern I've seen before and typically they have more skirts closer together. I'll admit, though, that bushings are not my area of expertise. It could also be a substation piece of some type.

 

[Fenndango]

Hunts & Finds > early 1908 OB railway spool with new marking on far right...

www.insulators.info

 

[BillinMo]

I don't think it's a dead end spool. The photo that Brutalfly posted doesn't show any sort of wire groove, and it doesn't match the pattern of any known dead end spool. The spools are well documented in the porcelain company catalogs.