Hint: If you said its my great grandma Caydie Keller's favorite glass dildo (an early Mormon polygamist Caydie gave birth to 9 children before croaking at 40) you'd be wrong. I keep that family heirloom in a very special place.
If you guessed telephone insulator . . . you're correct! These peculiar glass cones, common in antique stores across the United States, were originally used to protect and insulate early telegraph and telephone wires from wooden poles-- an especially handy attribute in rainstorms.
Thanks to reader Rob for snapping this pic and sending it to Big Shoe Diaries. If you have a phallic family heirloom you'd like to share with readers, feel free to email your submission to Colby at bigshoediaries@gmail.com.
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