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Leasacks

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My boyfriend (so mad at him for this) found this insulator in the creek behind our apartment. It was top down in the soot! It is frosted all over and the embossing is very worn away.

And Percy the cat wouldn't let me take a pic of it but it is a really neat find. And mine. I claimed it.

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Hey Leasacks,
I think in time you will come to realize that the item is actually Percy's. But don't worry, when it loses that unique watery scent, Percy will be less interested in it. Congrats.
 

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tha's uh old brookfield, prolly like 1880's or so, we call it a cd-134.
I always speculate that if you look in enough creeks yull find insulators... but i have yet to find any insulators in'a creek...
 

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nice find i poke around in the creek more!
 

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tha's uh old brookfield, prolly like 1880's or so, we call it a cd-134.
I always speculate that if you look in enough creeks yull find insulators... but i have yet to find any insulators in'a creek...

Yes! the embossing is still on it but very faint and very worn away. Brookfield it is. We poke around the creeks alot but only find shards of stuff. My bf (once again!!) finds the best stuff. He found an intact bottle (albiet a little beat up) from Millville Bottle Works.
 

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Go back, and if you can find another one just like it you'll have 2.
 

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And Percy the cat wouldn't let me take a pic of it but it is a really neat find. And mine. I claimed it.

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kitty says : ..........couldnt ya have just got me a ball of yarn or something???[8|][8D][8D][:D]
 

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sure wish i could find stuff like that in a creek..[&o][8|]
 

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