I hope this helpsORIGINAL: BillinMo
You got a good deal on a nice group of stuff! They run from common to a little out of the ordinary.
Can you supply the exact embossings? Sometimes small differences in embossing can make a big difference in rarity and desirability. I’m going to make a few assumptions based on what I can see in the photos, but I’m sure I may miss some things by not staring at the photo long enough. []
First photo, L to R –
#1 CD 154 Hemingray-42, extremely common, no value.
light blue or hemingray blue mint no chips
# 2 CD 106 No 9, telephone pony style. Does it have any embossing on the other side? If not, this “no-name†style is not common, but won’t generate excitement, either, listed at 3-5 dollars (and would normally sell for less than that at a large insulator show). I think some suspect these were made by Gayner.
No writing on the back
#3 CD 152, Brookfield. The style is common, but I think this is the one you showed in other photos with the amber swirls or a different one? Ordinary aqua or green would be a dollar or two at most. If it's the amber swirled one, more on that later.
Not the same with amber..
#4 CD 121 Am Tel & Tel Co – common (as you can probably guess, AT&T used a LOT of insulators), but there are a few embossing variations that specialists would be interested in buying, and those can sell for a fair amount.
Am. tel & tel co.
Second photo:
#1 CD 252 – can’t see the embossing so I won’t hazard a value guess here. These were used on cables for streetcars and also electrical power distribution.
HEMINGRAY-62 BACK MADE IN U.S.A. 4-8 ::::. has a chip out of rim
#2 CD 190 and 191, telephone transposition. I think the embossing is only TWO PIECE TRANSPOSITION (??). The most common variant is about 10-15 dollars, but condition would have to be top-notch, especially because the bottom piece of these is often cracked. Again, if the embossing is different, the value estimate would need to change.
yes you are correct. bottom not crack but does have some chips
#3 CD 145, “beehive†style used in telegraph lines. I think it’s a crown embossed Brookfield, but would need the exact embossing. Most varieties are a couple dollars, but a specialist might pay more to get a variant they’re looking for – backward letters, misspellings, snow or metal inclusions, things like that.
W.BROOKEFIELD 45 CLIFF ST N.Y. BACK IS FAINT LIKE GHOST IN SOME PLACES PATD NOV 13 1883 TH (the th is very crooked) FEB 12 1884 TOP HAS 2 NUMBERS 17 AN EITHER IA or 19 I will need to get you a photo this can't be explained
#4 CD 133, I think it’s another Brookfield, but need the embossing. Crown embossed Brookfields often have faint embossing, so please check it over well, perhaps in bright sunlight. I think that’s the same insulator you show close up in the next photo?
TOP HAS 10 BROOKEFIELD CLIFF ST N.Y. has egde chips on bottom
Hawley beehive with the amber swirl – CD 145. Amber isn’t too unusual in Hawleys, which often have lots of crudeness, so maybe 5.00, perhaps a bit more on a good day.
CD 152 Brookfield with amber – Is that the same one as in the first photo? The photos definitely show lots of amber, but this style, and Brookfields in the 1911-1920 period often have lots of odd coloring and swirls, so unfortunately, it’s not a “big bucks†kind of piece -- maybe 5-10 (but keep in mind that's my low-range estimate, and I'm a stingy SOB []). It’ll certainly make a pretty window piece, though! I’ll add that amber is a quirky thing for values. Some folks will pay well for dramatic, dynamic amber swirling, others won’t.
Green Brookfield pony – CD 102. I wouldn’t use any sort of extra word to describe shade. To me that’s “green†and it’s listed in the price guide as 3-5 (the embossing would be front - BROOKFIELD, back - NEW YORK, with a number or dot on top - if yours is different, please let me know). If the color’s more vivid, the price would be higher. It’s not always easy to tell just from looking at a photo online.
has 16 on top
Brookfield beehive – CD 145. Any patents on the back or other embossing? It’s a nice old 1890s piece, but Western Union used zillions of these beehives so they’re in ample supply and usually sell for a couple bucks at most. Additional snow, swirls, bubbles, embossing oddities would affect price.
THIS IS A ODD ONE.. HAS WHAT LOOKS TO BE DOUBLE TRIPLE STAMP IN GHOST LETTERS ABOVE THE DEEP EMBOSSING W. BROOKFIELD . NEW YORK BACK AT TOP B THEN IT HAS PAT NOV 13 TH 1883 ,, FEB 12TH 1884
Hope that helps. You have a nice little collection started!!