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Old 12/21/06, 1:03 PM
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Sorry I don't have a picture at the moment, but what is name for the ceramic/porcelain "knob" that is attached to the side of houses to hold the service drop in place when there is no mast? My brain is drawing a blank.


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Insulator?


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Old 12/21/06, 2:35 PM
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It's called a........ceramic/porcelain "knob"


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I have always heard them called nail-knob insulators.
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Old 12/21/06, 3:57 PM
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Insulator?
Agree, Insulator.


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Old 12/21/06, 4:45 PM
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Shucks, I liked ceramic/porcelain "knob"


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Shucks, I liked ceramic/porcelain "knob"
Heh Heh Heh.......Jae said "KNOB"



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Thanks folks! I think I'll go with insulator, (even if Jae did like ceramic/porcelain "knob" ).


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Old 12/21/06, 9:17 PM
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I changed my mind --- "I have always heard them called nail-knob insulators"
---I like Carolyn's phrase better, now...

After thinking about it...I like Carolyn better. Period.....


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"Point Of Attachment" sometimes works.

Or this case: ceramic/porcelain "knob" Point of Attachment.



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It is called a Clevis.
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I changed my mind --- "I have always heard them called nail-knob insulators"
---I like Carolyn's phrase better, now...

After thinking about it...I like Carolyn better. Period.....

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