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sgmorgan1966

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Found this today while walking a creek looking for bottles. It's broken, but you gotta start somewhere!


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logan.the.collector

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NYDigger is correct. These were used from c. 1910 to 1921 by Hemingray until it was replaced by the CD 154 and even more common Hemingray 42.

I got into collecting insulators as a bottle collector too. My father has been a lineman for over 15 years. He took a few blue ones out of service that had been repurposed for power lines when these were usually used for telephone. Those ones are what got me into it.
 

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Yup, Hemingray No. 40. Western Union adopted this as the standard in 1911, replacing the beehive (CD 145). They can be found in all areas and are very common, but it's a good start!
 

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