EC&M mounted

[MuddyMO]

This was an interesting project. Took a late 1800's telegraph pole that was already on the ground, and cut a 2 1/2 foot long portion of it off. Then, cut it down the middle, creating a flat side to mount the piece of pole on the wall. Found an early threadless angled pin from another area, and affixed it to the mount. Viola! Wall art.
The EC&M is the common B mold with button on the back, but it is in mint condition, which is very rare to see.

 

[cowseatmaize]

I've seen bottle trees but that could get real interesting.
Should have got a bigger pole though.[][]

 

[MuddyMO]

Placement is everything []

 

[botlguy]

Nice dislay.

 

[BillinMo]

That's really cool!

I have a similar display piece, but it was made by a woodworker who was an insulator collector. I like the fact that yours is made from original line equipment.

 

[GLOPTOP]

A threadless angled side pin would be much rarer than a threaded pin, and the EC&M is a threaded insulator........why use a threadless pin?

 

[epackage]

ORIGINAL: GLOPTOP

A threadless angled side pin would be much rarer than a threaded pin, and the EC&M is a threaded insulator........why use a threadless pin?

"Took a late 1800's telegraph pole that was already on the ground"... Maybe that's why???

 

[MuddyMO]

A little late, but a great question about the use of a threadless pin and why an EC&M is on it, as opposed to using just any old pin.

A threaded pin has a certain diameter and, of course, threads in a certain manner. The pin is referred to as 'Standard' or 'North American Standard' pins. The Standard pin type is not used in Australia, or Europe; they are of regional manufacture and specifications.

The EC&M insulators, made in California, have a smaller inside thread diameter, and the threads on the inside are more spread out and spiral differently. Hard to explain, but EC&M will not fit on a Standard pin, but did fit on that thread less pin (it was more conical in shape than typical squared-off). EC&M had a specially designed pin for their insulators, and they are very very hard to find.

And thus, this is how babies are made.