These remarks apply to all kinds of lightning rods Whatever their construction unless well made and well kept they are a source of danger rather than of safety But there is an element of danger in the Chambers rod arising from the principle on which it is
The insulators being thus broken the electrical fluid is thus invited into the building by the rod coming in contact with the iron bolt Many houses with this imperfect protection have been destroyed by lightning But a few days since I saw a small house
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2016 12 23 nbsp 0183 32 Amber Quilted LRI Ball By Mason Colby posted December 23 2016 View Original 338 x 450 23KB Any info appreciated about its history and price range 487119683
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2010 5 16 nbsp 0183 32 Green lightning rod ball By Dale Glendenning posted May 16 2010 View Original 640 x 480 123KB On the way home from the Columbia City show I spotted this green ball on the short part of a barn the tall part had 2 cobalt blue balls barn but was to high for
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Lightning Rod Ball Collectors Guide Patterns Variations Colors Prices Dale Frazier 1973 The Lightning Rod Collectibles Price Guide Russell Barnes 1997 The Complete Book of Lightning Rod Balls With Prices Rod Krupka Mike Bruner 1995 Various Old
Threaded Porcelain From USA 28 Threaded Porcelain From Outside USA 13 Spools Strains Tubes amp Cleats 10 Lightning Rod Insulators 1 Lightning Rod Balls 1 Commemoratives 53 Pole Line Hardware 11 For The Collector 3 Reference Material 28
Ball Shaped lightning rod insulator I don t know of any nickname for this LRI so I m calling it a ball shaped LRI for now This particular piece sold for about 500 on June 24 2001 on eBay It is embossed quot PAT APPLIED FOR quot The seller listed it for a neighbor who
2001 1 1 nbsp 0183 32 Lightning rod balls come in a variety of colors and styles Some are plainand some have a pleated or quiltedpattern are round although some are pendant shaped Unlike insulators lightning rod balls were designed to be
NEW Fenton Red White and Blue Glass Lightning Rod Balls with Brass caps C 759 89 Buy It Now C 57 87 shipping estimate from United States
Aluminum FLAT or SIDE mounting with Rod A 28 A 12 with 12 Lightning Rod 21 00 A 28 A 18 with 18 Rod 25 00 For longer length Lightning Rods add 1 00 per inch in copper 80 in aluminum Offset Side Mount Lightning Rod Heavy cast Copper or Aluminum with a 2 inch offset to clear protruding wall edge
A few lightning rod insulators I would like to own I knew where these were for a few years but didn t know enough about them to know this style was good I love old insulators except the common HG42 s and such Lightning rod insulators can be
Hamilton Lightning Rods Systems has the highest standards to only use quality materials to ensure that you lightning rod system will last you a lifetime We only use UL listed materials Underwriters Laboratories a corporation that has been around for more than 100 years
2011 4 7 nbsp 0183 32 Lightning Rod Balls do not get the airplay of say Target Balls Fire Grenades or Witch Balls but in my camp these balls rule Pictured above is my color run of Quilted Flat Lightning Rod Balls Company pattern of the George E Thompson Lightning Rod Co in Owatonna Minnesota
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Lyon s Copper Lightning Conductor The annexed figures represent an improvement in Lightning Conductors for which a patent was granted to Amos Lyon of Worcester Mass on the 11th of July last Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of the conductor figure 2 is a like view of one of the glass insulators employed and figure 3 is a perspective view of a
Glass Balls with 5 8 dia hole Balls are 4 1 2 diameter Available in Red White Blue and Emerald Green Beautiful hand blown thick glass with
Insulators associated with lightning rod protection systems are usually spool like in design made of glass or porcelain and are used to insulate the ground wire from the building on which it is erected and thus conduct any electrical charge
2020 3 7 nbsp 0183 32 What is the purpose of the glass ball on a lightning rod T he main purpose of these balls however was to provide evidence of a lightning strike by shattering or falling off If after a storm a ball is discovered missing or broken the property owner should then check the building rod and grounding wire for damage
In Victorian times lightning rod salesmen told their customers that these glass balls with their metal collar would shatter with a lightning strike That was the sign for the homeowner to inspect ground wiring These reproduction balls can be used for their pretty
2001 11 5 nbsp 0183 32 By David Whitten posted November 5 2001 View Original 640 x 480 103KB Great selection of lightning rod balls for sale
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The idea of lightning rod insulators was to separate the structure from the quot electric fluid quot of lightning being carried down the rod The small glass insulator was to hold off the charges from the house The earliest reference to LRI s appeared in 1848 These were
One insulator marked rh co 71and item in very good condition Aqua insulator older and from Indiana and chipped top and bottom sides Found latter with trident points so it is old White one has a mount which is thinner and lighter also from Indiana
2011 7 4 nbsp 0183 32 3 moon and stars lightning rod balls By Dale Glendenning posted July 4 2011 View Original 4320 x 2432 3430KB Picked these up at a garage sail 2 white and 1 blue milk glass moon and stars 314390975
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