Insulator finds

[gdog68]

Found insulators searching for old dump sites along a railroad no longer in use. There were tons of them, and I brought back what I can carry. Don't know if any of them hold any value. Is this spot worth returning too?

 

[Fenndango]

Yes yes and yes! The 147 spiral grooves, 152 hemingrays, the 162 on the wooden pin. If you find good colors or certain embossings they can be of value. I always loved 147's. Go take photos and post them here and we can tell you what might be worth taking home.

 

[UnderMiner]

Wow! You found the motherlode!

 

[hemihampton]

I know the oddball colored ones & Mickey Mouse eared ones can be worth good money. That first one you posted is a nice one. LEON.

 

[gdog68]

This spot had a ton. You would walk 15 or 25 yards and there would be a downed rotting pole with tons of insulators. Whenever I go back to the spot I'll post anything interesting I find on this thread.

 

[Fenndango]

What state?

 

[gdog68]

Indiana

 

[Fenndango]

Is that a 153 in the back?? Anybody?

 

[gdog68]

This is one I dug a few weeks back at I dump. It doesn't look like train insulator. Any thought on what this was.

 

[Fenndango]

It's a lag screw wire holder