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cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 05/31/2012 11:49 pm I went out for a short dig this afternoon. I was driving by a local park when I noticed that they had excavated a section of the park about 8 feet wide and 50 feet long. It looks like they will be putting new water pipe in for the hydrants. At least that is what it looks like by the paint on the ground where they have yet to dig. They removed about 8 inches of soil. I figured I would hit it with the detector...you never know. Only cool find was this heavy ceramic lid of some type with a cut wire wrapped around it. It is 3 3/4" in Diam x 3 1/4" height and weighs in at 1 lb 10 0z. I got it all cleaned out and it is a lid that screws on to something as there are threads in the center. It was down another 2 inches so about 10 inches below ground level. Here are the pictures. There is a number 6 inside a oval stamped on it. I tried to outline as best I could in one of the pics. Sorry for the rough outline...it is tough to trace it using the mouse. Any ideas as to age or what it would be used for? It is very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 05/31/2012 11:51 pm its a part of a power poll. Specifically the part the lines tie to. A Ceramic electric insulator is it's name Edited by Fuzzy317 05/31/2012 11:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 12:02 am Ahh cool. Thank you for the information. Is there any real age to it? Value is of no concern as it looks cool sitting on my shelf. I love the fast response time. :) Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 12:45 am I am not in the electrical field, so I don't know its age or a value. I think it is a fairly modern version. Report this Post to the Staff
Mechman Valued Member United States 275 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 01:20 am The older ones are clear or colored glass. my son collects them. It looks like a fairly common one. Just saying. Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 02:17 am Thank you all for the info. It makes a great paperweight on my desk. :) Report this Post to the Staff
daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 02:39 am There phone/electrical insulator there common the glass ones are a little more collectible I'm an electrician 14 years you can Google it here is a pic how they where used Report this Post to the Staff
cladhunter13 Pillar of the Community Canada 1161 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 2:59 pm Thank you for the pic. Very cool. The glass ones do look nice. Report this Post to the Staff
daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 06/04/2012 03:04 am I found on a military base in Alaska that was used in ww2 it was wedged between 2 rocks had to break it to get it out it was soft from being wet from the ocean so I gave it away Report this Post to the Staff
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