Working History — 1910-1952
Sign, telegraph pole sign
Signs like this were screwed into telegraph poles to warn off potential vandals. The porcelain insulators holding the wires at the top of the poles were fragile and needed rapid and costly replacement in the event of damage.
- Category:
- Working History
- Object ID:
- 2003.2/210
- Object name:
- sign, telegraph pole sign
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1910-1952
- Material:
metal
- Measurements/duration:
- H 198 mm, W 150 mm, D 30 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
BT Connected Earth
- Copyright holder:
BT
- Image credit:
© BT Heritage
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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