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Beautiful glass balls were first created to sell lightning rods during the mid to late nineteenth century Today balls of glass ceramic and plastic are created for Lightning rods and weather vanes and these obscure articles of Americana

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2019 01 21 nbsp 0183 32 Grounded the lightning rod directs the lightning strike s energy harmlessly into the ground thus sparing the building During the 19th Century the lightning rod became a decorative motif Lightning rods were embellished with ornamental glass balls now prized by collectors The ornamental appeal of these glass balls were also used in

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Automatic Lightning Protection is the Premier Supplier of USA made and UL Approved lightning rod parts and equipment Our commitment to quality coupled with our aggressive pricing ensures you the best value on top of the line lightning protection regardless of your application Our products are in use on homes businesses farms factories hospitals and government

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Lightning rods were embellished with ornamental glass balls now prized by collectors The ornamental appeal of these glass balls were also used in weather vanes The main purpose of these balls however was to provide evidence of a lightning strike by shattering or falling off If after a storm a ball is discovered missing or broken the property owner should then check the

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What do lightning rod balls Raggedy Ann dolls and car vases have in common Very little really except that you can find them all in the collections of Guelph Eramosa resident Joyce Blyth currently on display at the Wellington County Museum and Archives

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2009 03 01 nbsp 0183 32 A By the middle of the 19th century many farmers were attaching decorative glass balls to the lightning rods they mounted on their barns Today collectors like these lightning rod balls White milk glass balls are the most common But it is very unusual to find any decorated with hand painting Perhaps someone in the farmer s family had an artistic bent

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1994 04 27 nbsp 0183 32 Collecting Glass Lightning Rod Balls Author Artist Steiner Phil Published In The Antique Trader Weekly v 38 no 17 April 27 1994 pp 86 90 Description ill Subjects Bottles Bib ID AI32750 Save To My Collection More Info

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Lightning rods were often embellished with ornamental glass balls now prized by collectors that also served to provide visual sign of a lightning strike when the rod is struck the glass ball shatters and falls off indicating to the owner which rod got struck and that they should check it and the grounding wire for damage

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Glass Lightning Rod Balls Prices 20 60 Colored Glass Lightning Rod Balls Colored Glass Lightning Rod Balls Standard Tripod 200 00 Lightning Rof Ball and Tripod Classic Style Classic Tripod 390 00 Email Us LightningBuck aol com Looking Thru Stunning The Limited Edition 500 800 937 205 8937 New Vienna OH 45159 Email Us

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LIGHTNING ROD PARTS FANCY LIGHTNING RODS BALLS AND ORNAMENTS 46 quot Copper Lightning Rod 241 00 Copper Rod Stand and Tip NSEW and Glass Tail arrow in Copper Color Aluminum Choice of colors 36 quot Economy Lightning Rods 201 79 00 202 120 00 36 quot Copper Lightning Rod with Crimp wire connector at bottom of Rod Glass Tail Arrow is

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No the lightning current travels quickly down the lightning rod that runs through the ball and leaves the ball unharmed Will the glass balls light up when lightning strikes No capturing some of the energy from a lightning discharge is beyond the capabilities of these simple glass globes Glass Balls 14

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2013 02 21 nbsp 0183 32 Lightning Rod Balls – A Few From Our Collection Posted on 2 April 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V Recently I have written and posted about collectible antique Glass Paperweights Target Balls Marbles Witch Balls Fly Traps Glass Fishing Floats and Christmas Ornaments and now would like to discuss one of my favorite areas Lightning Rod Balls

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1995 06 05 nbsp 0183 32 The purpose of the ball on the lightning rod is to collect static charge from the ground Then the needle above it dissipates that charge into the air No potential difference implies no lightning strike The rod protects a 45 cone below its peak The glow is quot St Elmo s fire quot What you re seeing is the dissipation of the charge If you see it duck If lightning hits

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Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than Canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to Canadian dollars based upon Bloomberg s conversion

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The Complete Book of Lightning Rod Balls by Rod Krupka and Mike Bruner This is the definitive book of the hobby Krupka and Bruner lovingly and thoroughly researched and compiled the extensive information in this book It is both a price guide and a history book Soft cover 8 1 2″ x 11 with 150 pages Out of Print There are no reviews yet

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190 items Here are my lightning rod balls and weathervane collection that I ve been collecting over the years Most of these weathervanes and lightning rod balls have spent most of their life on top of a roof most of these date

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BALL JAR Collectors Community Forum they can answer ALL of your Fruit Jar questions not just Ball info COLLECTORS WEEKLY Great Antiques Info Resource with many pages devoted to Bottle Collecting categories Collector amp Dealer Insurance Info FOHBC Bottle Show Calendar Federation of Historic Bottle Collectors

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Ball Shaped lightning rod insulator I don t know of any nickname for this LRI so I m calling it a ball shaped LRI for now This particular piece sold for about 500 on June 24 2001 on eBay It is embossed quot PAT APPLIED FOR quot The seller listed it for a neighbor who bought it at an auction in Marshallton Iowa Until this piece came along no one knew what the bracket looked like

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2012 01 18 nbsp 0183 32 Great Finds Glass Lightning Rod Balls Found Tucked Away in the Barn 1 4 The salesman s trunk with its trove of letters and documents We have been collecting old farm stuff most of our lives We re always looking for those hidden treasures someone may have missed

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2011 11 01 nbsp 0183 32 1 Response to More Lightning Rod Ball and Weathervane pictures from the Baier Collection bob figurals says 3 April 2012 at 8 52 pm Thanks for providing interesting and colorful information on a subject that I knew little about I can now understand why LRB s are so collectible Great contribution to ouir glass collecting hobby Bob Ferraro Log in to Reply

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Collection of blown glass buoys and lightning rod balls approximately 20 pcs in wire basket Condition Report While we make our best effort to note any issues on items either in writing or by photograph absence of

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Lightning Rod Ball – Kovels Lightning Rod Ball Lightning rods and lightning rod balls are collected The glass balls were at the center of the rod that was attached to the roof of a house or barn to avoid lightning damage Lightning rod balls were ornamental pieces For more information explore our glass identification guides

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Lightning conductors Collectors and collecting Electric insulators and insulation Collectors and collecting Lightning rod balls Catalogs YKM Bib ID 33775 Save To My Collection Find this in the library Location Secured Stacks Call Number NK5440 L4B89 1989 Location Microforms Call Number F 14524 View Full Record More Info Notes

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The complete book of lightning rod balls Mike Bruner Rod Krupka Home WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help Search Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library Create lists bibliographies and reviews or Search WorldCat Find items in libraries near you

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The Spline Ball Terminal is a direct replacement for standard lightning rods SBTs can be retrofitted into existing lightning rod bases and used in new fully qualified NFPA 780 and UL Master Label systems SBTs out perform traditional lightning rods by collecting lightning strikes more reliably SBTs are made of all stainless steel and copper materials and are UL listed

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I ve been collecting these for years and thought they would look nice displayed all together It seems like everywhere you look they tear down the old barns and put up the new pole barns and don t bother replacing the lightning rods balls and weathervanes Some people come over to the house and have never seen anything like this before As of November 30 2011 I ve posted

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2009 03 04 nbsp 0183 32 The lightning rod ball was to be broken by the hit of a lightning bolt There were often decorative pendent balls that were strawberry shaped that hung on lightning rods with four armed hangers They were strictly for decoration Unfortunately the design was not engineered correctly The ornament had a threaded top on it and a metal screw cap with a

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2016 04 16 nbsp 0183 32 Where to find glass lightning rod balls Today entire books have been written covering the various ball designs and colors there are You can find antique lightning rod balls on eBay in antique stores and at Collectibles and Antique Shows Tags garden garden art glass lightning rod balls 12

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2021 06 23 nbsp 0183 32 For collectors in search of the genuine article Ferro Weathervanes has a small selection of antique lightning protection equipment including balls rods and finials And if you find yourself getting way into vintage rods subscribe to Crown Point magazine a quarterly journal aimed at antique lightning rod collectors