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
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University of Nevada, Reno
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From: Stacey Camp <[log in to unmask]>
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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/brownstoneware1http://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/dohrmanlosangeleshttp://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
