Insulator Museum
Museum in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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The Insulator Museum of the firm NGK Insulators, located in Nagoya, Japan, is the only museum of porcelain insulators in the world.[1][2]
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  Insulator Museum Location within Aichi Prefecture  Insulator Museum Insulator Museum (Japan) | |
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| Location | Nagoya, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°17′N 136°56′E |
| Type | Ceramics museum |
| Collection size | 7020 items |
| Architect | Taniguchi Yoshirō |
| Owner | NGK Insulators |
| Website | www |
History
The museum contains some unique items, including a "pin insulator for communication" manufactured in 1875 that is believed to be the oldest domestic Japanese insulator.[citation needed] It has "approximately 5,000 pieces of insulators and maintenance tools from 21 countries... and 57 manufacturers."[1] About 300 pieces are on display at any one time.[1] It also has a detailed and informative display on the material, processes and applications.
NGK Insulators is one of the world's largest manufacturer of electrical porcelain, with a number of plants in different countries.[2] Due to the company's significant production of ceramic items, its annual sales exceed $USD3.5 billion. NGK Insulators has been producing porcelain continuously for nearly 100 years, and, sometime in the mid 1980s, its total output surpassed 150 million porcelain units.
