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My collection so far.. for sale

Hello my name is Nicholas. I am fascinated with vintage glass from North America. Here is my collection of insulators, that I gathered in the last couple months. Please let me know if you want one of these more than I.. they are for sale. Please message me if interested. Thanks.
- Slabbing N Cabbing
- Thread
- Aug 21, 2021
- antique brookfield california glass hemingray insulator maydwell mclaughlin vintage
- Replies: 27
- Forum: Insulators
Howdy from Montana...

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Nicholas and I’m from Montana.. I got the glass bug when I was hiking/ hunting, and found a purple solarized glass bottle bottom. Since then I have been collecting bottles from the Yellowstone river. I have been fascinated with old American...
- Slabbing N Cabbing
- Thread
- Aug 21, 2021
- antique glass hemingray insulator montana vintage
- Replies: 30
- Forum: Introductions
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- Lavson
- Media item
- Jan 17, 2021
- brookfield insulator
- Comments: 0
- Album: Old Dump Finds
- Category: Bottles and Glass
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Funny little insulator anybody recognize it.

Found this little porcelain insulator, or I think it is an insulator. It has threads inside, it shows wear on the top and bottom, perhaps this is from sitting on my desk and others. I don't know if that is a letter on the side or a glaze miss. It stands 2 3/16 x 2 1/8 at the largest diameter...
- Brewster113
- Thread
- Dec 4, 2019
- insulator porcelain
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Insulators
New YouTube Video! Bottle hunting in northern Michigan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ald0uRR8OA&t=1s New video just uploaded! Come watch me find bottles, marbles, insulators & beach glass! I don't post very often but i do have a small selection of videos on my channel to check out. I have found some nice stuff in the past but not...
- woods_walker
- Thread
- Nov 28, 2019
- beach glass bottle insulator marble youtube
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Digging and Finding
B&O porcelain Insulator

I just received this today but don't know a whole lot about the CD# or what company made it. It's the first insulator I have with a railroad actually imprinted onto it. It came from Deer Park, Maryland and was used on a 440 volt power line for the older color position light signals. Has anyone...
- WesternPA-collector
- Thread
- Nov 27, 2019
- b&o baltimore and ohio ceramic insulator railroad
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Insulators
Arizona insulators

Here in Arizona no one really collects. Here's a few someone gave me. I melt them to make lighting fixtures.
- Tombstone Brick
- Thread
- Jun 4, 2016
- glass insulator
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Insulators
Post your insulator related Christmas present.

I received this great book for a Christmas present ,one I have wanted, and have been hinting around for , since my insulator hunts , back in the fall. Mr. Sulzer wrote a series of ghost railroad books for several states including Illinois and Indiana. I realize, not many members received...
- CreekWalker
- Thread
- Dec 29, 2015
- insulator railroad telegraph
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Insulators