Coytee Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 My wife bought a shelf of "stuff" (junk??!!!) at an estate sale. Maybe eight of these things were in a plastic box. I think the guy worked for Ma-Bell or one of the babies. Had TONS of electrical stuff, mostly phone related. My guess is it's used somewhere somehow to splice or otherwise hold some wires (?) Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBCODD Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 According to Don Martin, it is a “left-handed veblefetzer”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter P. Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Although the wingnut sort of throws me off, I'd call it a "split bolt". You strip the insulation off two pieces of wire, usually larger guage like 6ga. or larger. One piece would slip through the top side of the bolt between the two washers. The other piece would fit on the lower side of the bolt. Tighten the wing nut. This kind of connection is usually for ground wires and not a voltage carrying circuit. What throws me off is the wing nut, which implies a temporary connection. Most of the time the wing nut would instead be a regular nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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