CD 102, CD 121, & CD 133?

2find4me · Mar 2, 2013

Here are 3 Insulators that were found at yard sales, a Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., & 2 Very Crude Brookfield Insulators. Any info is appreciated!!!

deenodean · Mar 2, 2013

Well I don't know much about insulators either but your 1st one, Am Tel & Tel ,looks like this one.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/130858672817?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

BillinMo · Mar 2, 2013

Pat yourself on the back - you got the CD numbers right.

L to R -

CD 121, Am Tel & Tel - I think yours is a light bluish aqua. These are commonly used on local and long-distance lines (long distance for their time period, which would have been between two nearby cities), maybe late 1890s-1920s. Not a great deal of value unless you have an unusual variant, perhaps a dollar or so.

Deenodean - The eBay link.... um, I have some reservations about that cornflower color. I don't know for certain, but it resembles irradiated insulators I've seen, and the fact that the same seller's listed purple Kerr jars doesn't inspire confidence.

CD 102 Brookfield - this "pony" style turns up on local phone lines, around 1903-1920. Brookfield produced many of these, so they're quite common, perhaps a dollar or so.

CD 133 Brookfield - this is the oldest and probably most interesting of the lot. The style originated with telegraph lines but later versions tended to be used on police/fire alarm lines, but also wouldn't be out of place on a phone line. Brookfield went to skirt embossing in the mid to late 1890s so this is probably late 1880s-early 1890s. Still, it's not terribly rare or unusual, so about two dollars.

deenodean · Mar 3, 2013

that ' cornflower ' went for $57.00 , hope someone did not get taken.

botlguy · Mar 3, 2013

I concur with Billinmo in everything he said. Correct on every account IMHO.

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