tigue710
Well-Known Member
A 3rd partial example of the New London Thames glass Works insulator has been found. I dug this is a construction debris pile a few years back. It was in the possession of Norman Heckler for over year while it was being researched. a little history on the insulator...
Charles Gardner had owned the only known example, which was incomplete. he found it while kicking around the site of the glassworks. The second example to surface was found at a yard sale in New London in 1997, it is the only whole example to come to light. It was sold on ebay for around $7,000.00. It was recently offered for sale, at a price of $15,000.00.
a brief description taken from Insulator News;
http://www.insulators.info/news/thames.htm
"The insulator is Black Glass, and embossed 'THAMES GLASS WORKS' on the front just above the wire ridge, and 'NEW LONDON, CT' on rear, also just above the wire ridge. The history available on it is through the McDougald books (Volume I, pages 13-14) and American Glass by George and Helen McKearin." Previously, only one example with just the crown of this insulator has existed, and been photographed. The insulator is black glass, and from the photograph, it looks very much like a CD 718. However, an exact CD determination has not been made.
The piece I found is the only other to surface. It is still unsure if the insulators were actually produced or just a prototype.
I am offering the piece for sale, if anyone wishes to make an offer.
the first picture is the whole insulator found in 1997. the remaining pictures are the of the chunk I found and offer for sale.
Charles Gardner had owned the only known example, which was incomplete. he found it while kicking around the site of the glassworks. The second example to surface was found at a yard sale in New London in 1997, it is the only whole example to come to light. It was sold on ebay for around $7,000.00. It was recently offered for sale, at a price of $15,000.00.
a brief description taken from Insulator News;
http://www.insulators.info/news/thames.htm
"The insulator is Black Glass, and embossed 'THAMES GLASS WORKS' on the front just above the wire ridge, and 'NEW LONDON, CT' on rear, also just above the wire ridge. The history available on it is through the McDougald books (Volume I, pages 13-14) and American Glass by George and Helen McKearin." Previously, only one example with just the crown of this insulator has existed, and been photographed. The insulator is black glass, and from the photograph, it looks very much like a CD 718. However, an exact CD determination has not been made.
The piece I found is the only other to surface. It is still unsure if the insulators were actually produced or just a prototype.
I am offering the piece for sale, if anyone wishes to make an offer.
the first picture is the whole insulator found in 1997. the remaining pictures are the of the chunk I found and offer for sale.
