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Insulators - 10/2/2011 5:13:01 PM    luckiest   Posts: 227 Joined: 1/12/2010 Status: offline Here are some interesting yet worthless pieces of glass for your perusal on a rainy day, the first two pics are of something I think is from an early battery or a lightning rod setup, I dug it in a 1850-1880 area, the other one was found in a very early part of town, I think it must be from the 1840's. < Message edited by luckiest -- 10/2/2011 5:14:18 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Insulators - 10/2/2011 5:15:19 PM    luckiest   Posts: 227 Joined: 1/12/2010 Status: offline Here's the photo. Attachment (1) (in reply to luckiest) Post #: 2

RE: Insulators - 10/3/2011 2:11:42 PM    Inkman   Posts: 95 Joined: 4/6/2007 Status: offline Damn, That broken threadless really hurts. It's a CD 737.9 and it would be worth like $2000 to $3000 if it was in mint condition. The other piece is interesting also, definitely looks like a lightning rod insulator, but I've never seen one like it. < Message edited by Inkman -- 10/3/2011 2:13:07 PM > _____________________________ I Buy Insulators! (in reply to luckiest) Post #: 3

RE: Insulators - 10/3/2011 2:15:44 PM    BillinMo Posts: 421 Joined: 7/28/2010 From: Missouri Status: offline I'm not convinced the top piece is an insulator.  I've never seen radiating ridges around a hole like that before.  At first glance, it reminds me of a percolator top more than anything.  The bottom photo shows an awesome find!!  Similar hats were made (if I remember right) at Mt Pleasant Glass in New York.  It might be from the late 1840s, but I'd guess 1850-1860ish  -- not that it makes any difference on something this old!   Hope you're able to keep searching around that area! (in reply to luckiest) Post #: 4

RE: Insulators - 10/4/2011 1:28:00 AM    luckiest   Posts: 227 Joined: 1/12/2010 Status: offline The clear thing may not be an insulator, but it's old, there was a rolled lip gin in the layer above it and pontiled bottles around it. The area where the black glass one was is now gone, that's the only bit of one I ever saw before. (in reply to BillinMo) Post #: 5

RE: Insulators - 10/9/2011 7:10:57 PM    ajohn Posts: 1812 Joined: 8/25/2008 From: The Mountains Status: offline The clear piece looks like a jar stopper??? _____________________________ I found the Red Road through the valley of the shadow of death....and along the way,found some really cool bottles (in reply to luckiest) Post #: 6

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