L'Electro - Verre
Tarif Nš 430
The price list accompanying the 1948 Catalog is obviously hand typed. In the original copy, one can
easily see typos that have been corrected by backspacing and typing over the previous letter,
blurred strikes on some letters (especially the "e" in the bottom half of the first page),
and various typos, grammatical faults, and inconsistencies. The latter have been left intact in this
on-line version. It is quite possible that I made a number of mistakes while transcribing this
document, but it's also possible that any mistakes were made by the original creator. If in doubt --
send me an e-mail and I can check the original.
One particular usage that has me baffled is the quite consistent usage of the capital letter
"I" in place of the numeric one ("1"). My original thought was that the numeric
"1" on the typewritter keyboard was broken, but then I noticed several uses of the numeric
one ("1"), mainly in the last pages of the price list under the "TARIFS DES
ACCESSOIRES", but also on the first page in the formula for the price index. Maybe what looks
like the number one is really a lower case "L", and is just another indication of the
small inconsistencies within the document. Maybe there is a reason that the capital "I" is
used for the number one. If anybody has any idea of the reason for this, I'd be quite interested.
In case you are interested, in 1948, $1 = 3.088 FF, per PACIFIC
Exchange Rate Service. I am not entirely sure what the actual prices cover. The column header
for the price translates to "Net Unit Price, 10% tax included", but I'm not sure what the
"unit" in question really is. A cost of about $5.67 for a CD 575 DC 2 seems rather
expensive, and the cost of about $8.74 for a fuseholder terminal (which is basically a bolt with a
few washers and nuts) is patently absurd. The first page discusses "standard packing
crates," but gives no indication of the quantity per crate. Again, if anyone has any thoughts
on this subject, I'd certainly welcome the feedback.
Page 1
Page 2
- Low Voltage Insulators
- Secondary Aerial Fuseholders
- Eared Telecommunications Insulators
- Double Petticoat Saddle Groove Insulators
- Wide Groove Insulators
Page 3
- Secondary Insulators
- Secondary Fuseholder Insulators
- Double Wire Groove Fuseholder Insulators
- Shunt Insulators for Aluminum Conductors
- One Piece Average Voltage Insulators
- Copper/Aluminum Shunt Insulators for High Voltage Lines
Page 4
- Two Piece Cemented Insulators for High Voltage Lines
- Three Piece Cemented Insulators for High Voltage Lines
- Four Piece Cemented Insulators for High Voltage Lines
- Three Piece Cemented Insulators for "Ocean Side" Lines
- Special Insulators for High Voltage Lines exposed to Frost
- Cap & Pin Suspension Insulators
Page 5
- Dead-end Insulators, Discs for Station Entrance
- "Bushings or Tubes" for High Voltage Stations
- Complete Cemented Panels with Disc or "Bushings or Tubes"
Page 6
- Insulators Sized by Use
- "Traction" Insulators
- Accessories Price List:
- Isolating Fittings for Dead End Insulators
Page 7
- Dead End Brackets
- Boro-Silicate Glass Tubes
- Terminals for Line & Secondary Fuseholder Insulators
Page 8
Catalog