Doug MacGillvary ~ Porcelain Threadless Insulators

U-988    This is the "Slash Top"! These unique white-glazed beauties were said to have been used on Confederate telegraph lines during the Civil War. The U-988s surfaced in 1975 in Georgia! There were approximately 25 located and they quickly found their way into collections. There is an excellent article about the "Slash Tops" in the February, 1976 issue of Crown Jewels of the Wire magazine. U-988

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