insulator help needed

Trying not to break it · Apr 5, 2007

hi everyone, found this insulator last week. read about star insulators on one site and thought i had it figured out, read another one and now not sure. it's about 4" tall. not sure what color to call it either. put some other colors with it for comparison. thanks for looking, any information apppreiated. rhona

Inkman · Apr 6, 2007

That insulator is a Cd 162 Star in aqua/dark aqua. Book puts it at around a dollar or two. Hope this helps!

Trying not to break it · Apr 7, 2007

hi inkman, thanks for the information. any ideal of age? rhona

Brains · Apr 7, 2007

I am gona laeve this to chris but i would guess 1910 or somthin, i ddnt really bother to learn much about star insulators.
hmmm...

Inkman · Apr 8, 2007

Yep, Brains is pretty close. I think they were used from 1920-1940.

Chris

Brains · Apr 8, 2007

just read somthin on insulators.com about the elmur glass company (company that made most star insulators) and if i remember correct they went put of business in 1909? Star is supposed to be a GE logo (main theroy, still un proven) and GE was founded in 1903. There weret any acuall dates but it looks as if alot of different glass companies made star insulators like brookfield and hawly glass works.
Hmmm, i dont think anyone knows for sure.

Ohiosulator · Apr 9, 2007

acually this piece, a CD-162 was made in the early 1900's.

this is a great piece, not rare, but colorful!

heres some info
CD 162
The CD 162, referred to as a â€œdeep groove, double petticoatâ€, was made for use with insulated drop lines and 6 to 8 gauge secondaries. The STAR CD 162 was manufactured by several of the prominent glass companies in the early 1900s ; Novelty Glass, Sterling and Harloe after itâ€™s move to Hawley, Pa. Excavations at the Elmer â€œlower worksâ€ in 1980 produced fragments of Harloe type STAR CD 162 (12).

hope it helps, got this from insulators.com

Brains · Apr 9, 2007

i see someone else read the article, star insulators are neat arent they.

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