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#2761      Tall, slender ebonite insulator.     Brown.

  Lot # 2761
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#2761      Tall, slender ebonite insulator.     Brown.

Insulator measures 3-1/8 inches in height.  Insulator with attached iron lag and turned wood display unit measures 6-3/4 inches in height.  

An amazing rarity from Great Britain.  This historical, early relic was once part of Keith Neal's collection, later purchased by Marilyn Albers after Keith's passing, and still later became a part of the Lis & Jim Bergman collection after Marilyn passed.

Keith Neal, who resided in England, was born in 1905.  He was fascinated by trains as a child, and prior to 1916 diverted some of his attention to telegraph lines.  By 1916 he had gathered his first insulator, and shortly thereafter started collecting them.  By the 1920's, he had already gathered many fine, early examples!

This insulator is shown on page 67 as Figure 90 in Keith Neal's book titled Searching For Railway Telegraph Insulators.  He describes it as "Ebonite insulator made by Siemens, c. 1855-60."

A historical relic which survives from the very early days of telegraph communication.  This general design, although modified a bit to become more broad, survived in Europe as a standard style for over a century!

Excellent overall condition.  Still retains the tag used as identification while it was in Keith Neal's collection.

From the collection of Lis & Jim Bergman.