CD 152 in Green with Amber Swirls, and a Lapp 1930 Porcelain.

Robby Raccoon · Oct 23, 2015

A nice telegraph insulator from Hemingray that I today picked up. CD 152 with sharp drip-points.

2 No. 40's with a Brookfield. Just a show of colors. Lapp was around from the 1910s to 1980s, if I recall:

A nice porcelain saddle-groove piece I can likely get a buck off of. Skirt.

botlguy · Oct 23, 2015

Just curious, does the BROOKFIELD piece on the right have double embossing? What do you value that one at?

Robby Raccoon · Oct 23, 2015

I posted that one before, and you commented on it. I have it up as color comparison. Here is the link to it, a CD 162.1 Brookfield.

2find4me · Oct 23, 2015

Nice color

Robby Raccoon · Oct 23, 2015

Thank you.

CreekWalker · Oct 23, 2015

Good color, wow! Are those associated with a Michigan Rail line, locally near you, or is it unique. Very pretty apple green. The porcelain insulator remains me on Texas chili!

teamballsout · Oct 23, 2015

Beautyful color bear looks close to a 7UP or Mountian dew green? with amber swirls and do i see a light blu in there as well. Would be a for sure on my back bar i sure do like it!
Jason

Robby Raccoon · Oct 24, 2015

Creek Walker, I bought it for $4, and the railroad here updated its insulators in the '50s and '60s to Hemingray-42's and smaller clear insulators. So I'm not really sure. I know that we used Patent May 2nd types before then, for I do find their shards. But everything is always in aqua. It's my 2nd-favorite piece in my collection now.The porcelain I liked and picked it up. Jason, I'm not really sure what to call it. The amber taints the green, which might be 7-Up, to olive-like with, of course, amber. The blue you see may be, if it's this insulator you're speaking of, a product of the light filtering through weak spots in color, may be a product of my camera messing with things, or may be your screen. I'll try to get better pics soon.

teamballsout · Oct 24, 2015

No worries Bear i think it is just how the lighting is like u said.

CreekWalker · Oct 24, 2015

It amazes me, that a common item, such as the green insulator is found in a unique color, with nary an explanation to it's origin! In pocket knife collecting , a standardized pattern that is factory modified, to a unique configuration , was called a lunch box knife, purposely built by a blade smith or cutler, to his/her own specification , and taken home clandestinely , because the next person down the assembly line, was quality control for the finished product. So did a glass blower or bottle machine operator, decide to have a little fun , melt a odd color glass , and create a one of a kind piece, to show his kids, or put on the shelf as a whimsy. So what is it really?

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