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Old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power Utility Pole

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 00:06:38 +0000

Alley between Florida Dr and Forest Park Blvd and north of E State Blvd, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

A shot of an old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power utility pole in the neighborhood of Northside in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

In this shot the glass insulator is a CD 168 Hemingray D-510. Hard to believe its been five years when this was all upgraded to a single phase circuit.

Before March 1, 1975 the top two crossarms would of been I&M while the bottom two CL&P. After that date, I&M leased from CL&P for 35 years until on February 28, 2010, I&M would eventually become the exclusive electric service provider for Fort Wayne

Google street view what it looks like today with it all single circuit, even a new repaved concrete alley.
www.google.com/maps/@41.0968604,-85.1188991,3a,75y,3.95h,96.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sE553UXftAA_0JLcxyU8rkw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

CD 249, HEMINGRAY, Aqua (Reverse Side)

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:03:28 +0000

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With A. R. Hudson posting many great photos of the CD 249 No 0, PROVO TYPE insulators in service use, I thought I would post a front and reverse side of one from my collection.

The CD 249 is a large power insulator used for high voltage power distribution with a rating up to 50,000 volts. The Hemingray Glass Company in Muncie, Indiana produced these 0 Provo Type insulators in the early 1900's, and were used in service around the Pittsburgh, PA area.

The April 25, 1899 patent was issued to Vernon G. Converse of Pittsburg, PA for a design patent for a power insulator assigned to the Hemingray Glass Company. This was implemented in the CD 282 and 283 and later copied by U-372.

Embossing (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) No 0, PROVO TYPE / PATENTED APRIL 25 1899
Index # 005

CD 249, HEMINGRAY, Aqua

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:03:28 +0000

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Old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power Utility Pole

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:48:00 +0000

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Alley between California Ave and Alabama Ave north of Vermont Ave, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

A shot of an old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power utility pole in the neighborhood of Northside in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sections of Northside and small sections of Spy Run were the last two neighborhoods in Fort Wayne to have some of the old CL&P/I&M poles still up in service. Sadly, upgrades to these poles happen about two years ago and is all now just a single phase circuit line.

This shot shows an old GE transformer along with a CD 168 Hemingray D-510 glass insulator, one old box cutout, and a glass lightning arrester.

Before March 1, 1975 the top two crossarms would of been I&M while the bottom two CL&P. After that date, I&M leased from CL&P for 35 years until on February 28, 2010, I&M would eventually become the exclusive electric service provider for Fort Wayne.

Old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power Utility Pole

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 01:48:00 +0000

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Alley between California Ave and Alabama Ave north of Vermont Ave, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

A shot of an old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power utility pole in the neighborhood of Northside in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sections of Northside and small sections of Spy Run were the last two neighborhoods in Fort Wayne to have some of the old CL&P/I&M poles still up in service. Sadly, upgrades to these poles happen about two years ago and is all now just a single circuit line.

This shot shows a CD 218 Hemingray-660 glass insulator.

Before March 1, 1975 the top two crossarms would of been I&M while the bottom two CL&P. After that date, I&M leased from CL&P for 35 years until on February 28, 2010, I&M would eventually become the exclusive electric service provider for Fort Wayne.

CD 230 Hemingray glass insulators and a U399-B porcelain insulator in service use

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:26:28 +0000

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N Williams St and W Perry St, Bluffton, Indiana

Wide angle shot of two CD 230 Hemingray 512 glass insulators and a U399-B porcelain loop insulator on an old pole using series street lighting circuits in Bluffton, Indiana.

Here is a shot of the other U399-B loop insulator in service. www.ipernity.com/doc/314471/27241593

CD 230 Hemingray glass insulators and a U399-B porcelain insulator in service use

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:26:28 +0000

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N Williams St and W Perry St, Bluffton, Indiana

Close up of two CD 230 Hemingray 512 glass insulators and a U399-B porcelain loop insulator on an old pole using series street lighting circuits in Bluffton, Indiana.

Here is a shot of the other U399-B loop insulator in service. www.ipernity.com/doc/314471/27241593

Old series street lighting circuit regulator pole in Bluffton, Indiana

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:40:05 +0000

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Along E Riley St between S Bennett St and S Mulberry St, Bluffton, Indiana.

A regulator pole used on the old series street lighting circuits in Bluffton, Indiana. Bluffton did away with all their series street lighting circuits a few years ago. All glass insulators are CD 230 Hemingray 512 insulators.

CD 230 Hemingray glass insulators in service use

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:47:24 +0000

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An old pole in Bluffton, Indiana with a crossarm-hung transformer. All six glass insulators are CD 230 Hemingray 512 (D-512) insulators.

Pennycuick Display at the 44th Mid-Ohio Springfield Show

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 03:12:38 +0000

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A wide assortment of gorgeous colors of the front stage CD 134 James Pennycuick display. Diamond-Ps, C.E.L.CO., and PETTINGELL ANDREWS embossed insulators were in this well put together display by different collectors.

Close up of a JD Unipart U-908A Insulator in service use

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 01:51:56 +0000

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A close up showing one of the JD Unipart U-908A insulators in service use on a sub-transmission line between Columbia City and Churubusco, Indiana.

JD Unipart U-908A Insulators in service use

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 01:51:56 +0000

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I usually don't post just porcelain insulators in service use, However, I had two linemen say that these light blue JD Unipart (U # 908A) are rare and only used on this one sub-transmission line. They are used between Columbia City and Churubusco, Indiana.

Old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power Utility Pole

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:55:23 +0000

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A shot of an old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power utility pole just west of Forest Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The two glass insulators are CD 218 Hemingray-660s. The transformer is an old cast iron Westinghouse.

Fort Wayne was one of those few cities where many decades ago had a choice of two electric utilities, Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) and City Light and Power (CL&P). On March 1, 1975 that would all change when CL&P was leased to I&M for 35 years.
At first I&M slowly started to upgrade the power grid doing away with the old CL&P lines while upgrading their own lines. Than about 15 years ago I&M got more aggressive about the upgrading and that progressed even faster as the lease was getting nearer. I&M would eventually become the exclusive electric service provider for Fort Wayne after the lease was up in February 28, 2010.

After all the upgrades to the power grid two neighborhoods in Fort Wayne never got the new upgrades. Sections of the Northside Neighborhood and small sections of Spy Run Neighborhood never got the upgrades.
On the old poles the I&M lines were up on the top crossarms while the CL&P lines would be on the bottom crossarms. Sometimes down an alley the I&M poles would be on one side with the CL&P poles on the other side.

CL&P used four different glass insulators on their lines. CD 168 Hemingray D-510s, CD 218 Hemingray-660s, CD 230 Hemingray D-512s, and CD 272 Whitall Tatum 511As.

This pole got upgraded last summer along with all the other poles in the alley. I believe it is all now just a single phase circuit line. Hard to believe compare to all these lines.

To read more info about City Light and Power please go to this link. www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081224...

Old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power Utility Pole

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 02:24:30 +0000

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A shot of an old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power utility pole in the neighborhood of Spy Run in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Small sections of Spy Run and sections of Northside are the last two neighborhoods in Fort Wayne to have some of the old CL&P/I&M poles still up in service. However, the last year the old poles have been upgraded in the Northside Neighborhood in most sections.

This shot shows two CD 218 Hemingray-660s on the bottom City Light and Power buckarms. Looks like one maybe both transformers are not in use anymore.This is also the first pole I've seen were steel pins are in use for the old City Light and power crossarms. The nearly full moon was a nice bonus with the late evening lighting.

Before March 1, 1975 the top crossarm would of been I&M while the bottom two buckarms CL&P. After that date, I&M leased from CL&P for 35 years until on February 28, 2010, I&M would eventually become the exclusive electric service provider for Fort Wayne.

CD 331, PYREX, Yellow Tint

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:58:59 +0000

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A very large power insulator produced by the Corning Glass Works in Corning, New York for the Pyrex trademark line of insulators which produced insulators in the 1920's - 1940's.

The CD 331 Pyrex insulator with a width of 15" and height of 11" and weight of 38.25 lbs makes it the largest and heaviest glass pintype insulator produced in North America. This Pyrex insulator known as mold style No. 701 were produced in the 1930's and supported voltages of 70,000 volts.

Most CD 331s were used around Dalles & Pendleton, Oregon; Walla Walla & Dayton, Washington; Montana.

Here is a link showing them in service use. Photos by Bill Rohde.
www.insulators.info/service/pyrex.htm

CD 230 glass insulators used on series street lighting circuits

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 03:17:03 +0000

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1425 West Washington St., Bluffton, Indiana

A shot of a series street lighting circuit poles in Bluffton, Indiana. The six glass insulators are CD 230 Hemingray 512s along with an old mercury vapor street light. The wires leading off to the right go to the ballpark lights, thanks to IE_RICK for pointing this out.

Kimble-830 glass insulators in service use

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:20:35 +0000

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12979 Winchester Rd, Allen County, Indiana.

Wide angle shot of four CD 239 Kimble-830 glass insulators in service use south of Fort Wayne.

Here is a close up shot of the same pole.
www.ipernity.com/doc/314471/28287321

Kimble-830 glass insulators in service use

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:20:35 +0000

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12979 Winchester Rd, Allen County, Indiana.

Close up shot of four CD 239 Kimble-830 glass insulators in service use south of Fort Wayne.The two insulators on the left are straw color and the two right ones clear.

Here is a wide angle shot of the same pole.
www.ipernity.com/doc/314471/28287323

Kimble-830 glass insulator in service use

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 01:20:35 +0000

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13029 Winchester Rd, Allen County, Indiana.

A super close up shot of a straw color CD 239 Kimble-830 glass insulator in service use south of Fort Wayne.

Taken just one pole south of this pole.
www.ipernity.com/doc/314471/28287321

Old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power Utility Pole

nobody@ipernity.com (Matt Weldon) — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:23:07 +0000

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A shot of an old City Light and Power, Indiana Michigan Power utility pole in the neighborhood of Northside in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sections of Northside and small sections of Spy Run are the last two neighborhoods in Fort Wayne to have some of the old CL&P/I&M poles still up in service. Sadly, this pole about six months ago got upgraded and is all now a single phase circuit

This shot just shows a close up of the lower CL&P crossarms. The glass insulator is a CD 218 Hemingray-660. Looks like five wooden pins have failed.

Before March 1, 1975 the top two crossarms would of been I&M while the bottom two CL&P. After that date, I&M leased from CL&P for 35 years until on February 28, 2010, I&M would eventually become the exclusive electric service provider for Fort Wayne.

Here is a wider angle shot of both the I&M and CL&P crossarms.
www.ipernity.com/doc/314471/28128721

Here is a wide angle shot showing the whole pole in the alley.
www.ipernity.com/doc/314471/28128717