page_title: Stobie pole
hierarchical_section_title: Stobie pole
caption_attribution_description: English: Heading text of the original 1924 patent specification for the Stobie Pole still used by ETSA Utilities today. The patent was submitted by James Stobie and Frederick Wheadon in both English and French through H Gardener &amp; Son, Chartered Patent Agents, London.
context_page_description: A Stobie pole is a power line pole made of two steel joists held apart by a slab of concrete. It was invented by Adelaide Electric Supply Company engineer James Cyril Stobie. Stobie used readily available materials due to the shortage of suitably long, strong, straight and termite-resistant timber in South Australia.
context_section_description: A Stobie pole is a power line pole made of two steel joists held apart by a slab of concrete.  It was invented by  Adelaide Electric Supply Company engineer James Cyril Stobie (1895–1953). Stobie used readily available materials due to the shortage of suitably long, strong, straight and termite-resistant timber in South Australia.
caption: Original Patent Application
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