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PENTAX K-5

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Rare remnant open wire phone line

Rare remnant open wire phone line
Allen County, Indiana

This shot shows a remnant lead to a single user open phone line on private property leading to a house. Looks like the open wire was cut and a small cable spliced in many years ago. The two glass insulators are CD 122 Hemingray-16 or 17.

Two wire open phone lines on old wooden side brackets were still somewhat common along the rural country roads around Fort Wayne back in the early to mid 70's. This is the last remaining remnant of an open wire phone line I know of around the Fort Wayne area.

This shot shows the next pole leading to the house.
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 Power Lines
Power Lines
Great find! Not too many traces of those open wire lines left. There is a line in Litchfield, Connecticut with a set of two empty wooden side-pins on each pole (that once held a phone pair), but even that's been replaced by cable now.
10 years ago.
Matt Weldon has replied to Power Lines
Thanks!
10 years ago.
 Tony Glen
Tony Glen
reminds me of my CD 122 Hemingray 16!
10 years ago.
Matt Weldon has replied to Tony Glen
Both of these insulators have the "corrugated base" on them but are facing the wrong way to tell if they are Hemingray 16 or 17s.
10 years ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
It reminds me the former TV program " The green acres ".
10 years ago.

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