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  2. Utility pole - Wikipedia

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    the pole length, typically 8 to 10 metres, [22] and size. 9L is a 9 metres long, light pole, other letters used are 'M' (Medium) and 'S' (Stout). the year of treatment and therefore generally the year of installation (e.g. the pole in the picture was treated in 2003) the batch and type of wood used; A date of the last official inspection

  3. Oppenheimer pole - Wikipedia

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    Oppenheimer poles are galvanised iron telegraph poles. They consist of three oval sections that collapse into each other telescope-style for transportation. Once extended, the joints between the sections are clamped with collars. The pole is fixed to a base for support with a u-bolt. The poles were used in the construction of the Australian ...

  4. Baltimore–Washington telegraph line - Wikipedia

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    Installation of the lines and poles from Washington to Baltimore began on April 1, 1844, using chestnut poles 23 feet (7 m) high spaced 300 feet (90 m) apart, for a total of about 700 poles. [6] Two 16- gauge copper wires were installed; they were insulated with cotton thread, shellac, and a mixture of "beeswax, resin, linseed oil, and asphalt."

  5. Joseph Oppenheimer - Wikipedia

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    The Oppenheimer pole could be erected to 3 meters in height, and was available in a light weight narrow version, or a broader one. The Oppenheimer poles were designed using three oval shaped galvanised pipes of different diameter and each pipe would slide inside the next.

  6. Rod (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool [1] and unit of length of various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units, it is defined as 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet, equal to exactly 1 ⁄ 320 of a mile, or 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 yards (a quarter of a surveyor's chain), and is exactly 5.0292 meters.

  7. Crews had lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole, but it detected nothing. Another camera lowered into the hole showed what could be a shoe about 30 feet below the ...

  8. Pin insulator - Wikipedia

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    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. It is a formed, single layer shape that is made out of a non-conducting material, usually porcelain or glass. It is thought to be the earliest developed ...

  9. Uncover the Truth: Do Reindeer Really Live at the North Pole?

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    But reindeer populations in the northern lands closest to the North Pole have been falling rapidly. Reindeer and caribou herds have shrunk by 56% since the mid-1990s.