Insulator Dump finds

143Tallboy · May 25, 2012

Hi Jack - the lines on the inner skirt of the GNW 145 have something to do with the particular mold or amount of glass used during manufacture. I have seen that feature before on some of those although it's not all that common, it doesn't really add to the value of the insulator unfortunately. Still, the insulator looks in great condition, congrats on the nice finds.

Brains · May 25, 2012

those american's are are cd-156.somethings, they're pretty tough insulators to find. The one you have is what i call, the "joke insulator"- from one angle it looks whole, and then when you pick it up it turns out to be a cleverly placed half of an insulator. Your job is to leave it looking like it's whole so some other collector finds it, thinks it's whole, get's excited, and then gets sad when they discover it's just a joke insulator.
...well that's what i do.
Nice finds, that's a unique spot you have there

BillinMo · May 26, 2012

CD 156.1 - and they are indeed tough to find. That's a real heartbreaker of a joke there. Hope you find a whole one. I wasn't aware those had been used in Canada much, so glad to have more info about that.

Bixel · May 28, 2012

As for the CD 156.1s, they were used on the line that those insulators are from in Jack's dump. Talked to Barrett Nicpon about that, and he says he has heard of 4 of those being found broken along that particular rail line.

143Tallboy · May 28, 2012

I know of one being found at a garage sale in Carleton Place, Ontario a few years ago, no idea where it came from originally but they were definitely used up this way but they are tough to find.

BillinMo · May 29, 2012

Thanks much for the info, guys. I knew some of these turned up in NY and PA but wasn't aware of the Canadian line.

This might be getting a bit too detailed, but as an Am. Ins. Co. specialist I'm curious -- are all the ones from this line this same mold type - narrowish groove, one date?

143Tallboy · May 30, 2012

This is going back probably 5 years so I don't have any recollection of the specific embossing or profile, the old noggin's not what it used to be. I remember looking it up in the price guide though and being a little surprised how low the aqua version booked for, then we talked about how they were never seen up here but were likely more plentiful in the US. It's anyone's guess how it ended up in Carleton Place though. It's about 5 hours northeast of the CASO line, so I guess it could have moved with the person or they might have been used in eastern Ontario also. Anyways, hope this helps.
Chris

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