Coded tags on old telephone poles

[RI Chevy]

I was cutting a tree that fell the other day. I came across a partial telephone pole, as I noticed the tag on the bottom in the sunlight. It was very heavy and dense Cedar that was treated with non rot chemicals. Anyone have any idea how to read or make out what the tag means?

 

[RI Chevy]

I just zoomed in on the nail holding the tag on the wood. The numbers usially equate to the year of production. It shows 61, meaning 1961. Really cool. I am going back to pull that out.
I can't believe how hard that wood was still.

 

[Glock37]

That 35 ft pole class 4 pole the letters dont know
Yes 61 is the yr

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[Redfin]

Letters are the owner. Not sure why that would be on the butt end of the pole.

 

[Redfin]

Ive seen some really nice lumber milled from old cedar utility poles.

 

[RI Chevy]

This log still had that chemical smell.

 

[Glock37]

Letters are the owner. Not sure why that would be on the butt end of the pole.

They would tag the butts because if u put only 12 ft from butt its to dangerous to get too on the pile ,they would put them both places


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[Glock37]

This log still had that chemical smell.

That was most likely creosote more concentrated more near the butt Even after 50 yrs 20 ft from butt when milled sometimes it still smells


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[RI Chevy]

I burned a few cuts a few years back. The pole looked blond with no chemicals. I didn't realize it, but it really smoked and smelled bad outside. lol
Still had chemicals in it. Didn't really burn that well.

 

[Glock37]

They told us that creosote caused cancer some 20 yrs ago they went to penta clur it would burn your face when drilling


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[RI Chevy]

Lol. I bet.
The grains inside still looked real good.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Cool find!

 

[Cracker Boy]

We use railroad ties for landscape timbers and yes the creasote burns i i got a rash on arms from cutting it with chainsaw now i were a longsleave shirt and a painters sock on my head and saftey glasses long to keep it off of it vurns and itches like hell and of course my long. Pants boots and chaps