Pole line junction box N&W Rileyville, VA

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On 9/16/2010 8:58 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:

> Re: Pole line junction box N&W Rileyville, VA

> Posted by: "Lake Trump" l.trump at att.net

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> The "birdhouse" box on the top of the depot cable pole is a standard Western Union cable box where the bridle wires from the breakirons in the telegraph wires were terminated into the cable going down the pole into the depot switchboard.

>

> Ed  FB

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> c/o Frank Scheer

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so....what are bridle wires and breakirons?  Jim McDaniel, too you to 
remember telegraphy --but I do remember dial telephones!