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  2. Porzellanikon - Wikipedia

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    Under Frederick the Great the acid resistance of porcelain was used for laboratory and pharmacy equipment. In 1849 the first ceramic bell insulator was used on the telegraph route between Frankfurt and Berlin. In 1891, porcelain insulators were presented for the first time at the International Electrotechnical Exhibition in Frankfurt. The ...

  3. Porcelain - Wikipedia

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    Porcelain has been used for electrical insulators since at least 1878, [59] with another source reporting earlier use of porcelain insulators on the telegraph line between Frankfurt and Berlin. [60] It is widely used for insulators in electrical power transmission system due to its high stability of electrical, mechanical and thermal properties ...

  4. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] It consisted of single-insulated copper conductors run within wall or ceiling cavities, passing through joist and stud drill-holes via protective porcelain insulating tubes, and supported along their length on nailed-down porcelain knob insulators. Where conductors entered a wiring device such as a lamp or switch, or were pulled into a ...

  5. Insulator Museum - Wikipedia

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    The museum contains some unique items, including a "pin insulator for communication" manufactured in 1875 that is believed to be the oldest domestic Japanese insulator. [citation needed] It has "approximately 5,000 pieces of insulators and maintenance tools from 21 countries... and 57 manufacturers."

  6. Bushing (electrical) - Wikipedia

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    In electric power, a bushing is a hollow electrical insulator that allows an electrical conductor to pass safely through a conducting barrier such as the case of a transformer or circuit breaker without making electrical contact with it. Bushings are typically made from porcelain, though other insulating materials are also used.

  7. Norsk Teknisk Porselen - Wikipedia

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    Norwegian Technical Porcelain in Fredrikstad on a postcard from approximately 1920-1940. Norsk Teknisk Porselen AS (NTP) is a Norwegian manufacturer of ceramic and composite insulators based in Fredrikstad. NTP mostly produces ceramic insulators for electrostatic precipitators, with sales worldwide. Founded in 1916, the first plastic product ...

  8. Pin insulator - Wikipedia

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    An insulator of a telephone transmission line A pin insulator ceramic plate used for 20 KV lines. A pin insulator is a device that isolates a wire from a physical support such as a pin (a wooden or metal dowel of about 3 cm diameter with screw threads) on a telegraph or utility pole.

  9. Rosenthal (company) - Wikipedia

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    Rosenthal GmbH is a German manufacturer of porcelain products and other household goods. The original firm was founded in 1879 in Selb , Bavaria . Since 2009, Rosenthal has been owned by the Italian company Sambonet Paderno Industrie (Arcturus Group).