LARGEST - collection of insulators and surge arrestors in Europe - Dvorište, okres Pelhrimov, CZ
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The gigantic collection, enrolled at the Ministry of Culture as a preserved technical collection, is the largest collection of insulators and surge arrestors in Europe.
Waymark Code: WMN0KE
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/03/2014
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The collection is the private museum of Frantisek Danek. The collection consists of 6519 insulators made of various materials (porcelain, glass, plastic, rubber, wood) and 890 arresters. The collections are also historical switchboards from Francis Križíka, exhibits from the USA, China, Russia, Brazil, Canada and others. The gigantic collection is the largest in Europe. The oldest exhibit is an insulator made in 1874 in Austria-Hungary. Even in the adjacent garden stands up to five meter arrester.
Type of documentation of superlative status: web page
Location of coordinates: entrance
Web Site: [Web Link]
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