Utility Telegraph pole is a column or post typically made out of wood used to support overhead power lines and various other public utilities, such as electrical cable, fiber optic cable, and related equipment such as transformers and street lights.
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One particular patented utility Telegraph pole variant used in Australia is the Stobie Telegraph pole, made up of two vertical steel posts with a slab of concrete between them.
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The vertical space on the Telegraph pole reserved for this equipment is called the supply space.
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Telegraph pole found so many faults with this system that he dug up his cable, stripped off its sheath, bought poles and strung his wires overhead.
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The Oppenheimer Telegraph pole is a collapsible wrought iron Telegraph pole in three sections.
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The building of Telegraph pole lines was resisted in some urban areas in the late 19th century, and political pressure for undergrounding remains powerful in many countries.
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Date on the Telegraph pole is applied by the manufacturer and refers to the date the Telegraph pole was "preserved" .
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The Telegraph pole brand is sometimes an aluminum tag nailed in place.
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However, regardless of the value to collectors, all attachments on a utility Telegraph pole are the property of the utility company, and unauthorized removal is a misdemeanor or felony.
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The Telegraph pole at right is a Delmarva Power Telegraph pole located in a rural area of the state of Maryland in the United States.
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Traditionally, prior to around 1965, Telegraph pole routes were built with open wires along non-electrical operated railways; this necessitated insulation when the wire passed over the Telegraph pole, thus preventing the signal from becoming attenuated.
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At electrical operated railways, Telegraph pole routes were usually not built as too much jamming from the overhead wire would occur.
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