Is this an insulator

[jah5656]

found this, cross hatched on one end and has a hole through I can get measurements. Very small compared to other insulators Jenny

 

[BillinMo]

Yes, it's a lightning rod insulator. It would have had a metal bracket to hold it against a wall. The tie wire went through the hole and tied around the rod or cable, securing it to the cross top.

 

[jah5656]

Is there a way to know how old it is?

 

[Poison_Us]

Count it's rings? [8D]

 

[jah5656]

Dumb question what rings and where would they be? I have a small box of what sorta looked like shot glasses but with lips around each edge and might well also be lighting rod insulators Jenny

 

[BillinMo]

PoisonUs was just making a little joke.

I'm not a lightning rod insulator expert, but I think that style is around 1890s-1910s? I'll try checking with someone more knowledgeable.

 

[Brains]

bills got it- probably around the turn of the century, i think the cross top's are a bit never with the ones that have only a single groove being a little older