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Stathi,
Last night I conveyed to Stacy Camp that U.S. Army Fort Rosecrans
extensively used various forms of salt-glazed stoneware conduit pipes to contain
electrical cables and keep them dry, segregate them by functions, and provide
access for adding or changing out cables. The constructions in which those
conduits are found date between 1898 and 1930. Some of those conduits were used to
deliver water or drain effluent and one of her sherds reminded me of a
urninal. That particular reddish stoneware with medium grained inclusions is found
on other military properties and I suspect was a standard contract from the
east somewhere. I still see those salt-glazed conduits from time to time. Now,
the one with the glossy surface probably is not salt-glaze, but I wanted to
mention it nonetheless. I suggested the sherds were from conduit associated
with the cables, but have no real experience on tramways.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 6/18/2008 9:58:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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Stacey,
From your photos I would not think that these fragments were related to the
electric railway's infrastructure.? Not being extremely familiar with Mt Lowe
I believe that this operation consisted of standard 600 volt DC strung
catenary (trolley wire) with a substation or two to prevent voltage drop along the
way.? I assume a high voltage AC transmission line was strung to these
substations.? Insulators used in these installations would have been porcelain or
glass with the occasional use of slate for relay switch bases or the like.?
I hope this is of some help,
Stathi
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Efstathios I. Pappas
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Anthropology/096
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
209 603 7363
-----Original Message-----
From: Stacey Camp <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 7:33 pm
Subject: Ceramic Identification Request
Greetings histarchers,
I am looking for some more information on two ceramic vessels excavated from
my
site in historic Los Angeles. Just to give you a quick background, my site
was
occupied primarily by Mexican immigrants working on the famous Mount Lowe
Railway between 1906 and 1938.
The first vessel is a brown stoneware fragment with a unique molded design.
Does
anyone happen to know where this vessel was made and it's approximate date
of
circulation/production? Here are some photos:
http://www.stanford.edu/~scamp/brownstoneware1
http://www.stanford.edu/~scamp/brownstoneware3
The second fragment is a partial maker's mark from a whiteware fragment that
reads: "...G(C?)LA.../...E DOHRMAN.../...S ANGELE...")
http://www.stanford.edu/~scamp/dohrmanlosangeles
http://www.stanford.edu/~scamp/dorhmanlosangeles1
Many thanks in advance for any and all help!
Stacey Camp
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www.stanford.edu/~scamp/mountlowe
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