ah insulators, my specialty! Well both of those are pretty common pieces and both list in the price guide for less then a dollar. Still are nice to sit in a window!
Thanks,
I appreciate you're response
I have another one I will take picture of later, brown marble colored.
Thanks again for your fast and knowledgeable response!
This is a wonderful forum.
Dry
Speaking of insulators.... I was in an antique/junk shop and came across a purple insulator. I noticed it was all cracked and chipped. Well the owner of the store happened to walk over and said that it was, "struck by lightning," and that , "makes them more valueable." It looked to me like he threw it at the cement a few times but hey what do I know? Anyway the guy wanted $8.00 for it and I wasn't about to shell out eight bucks for something I knew nothing about. I remember it had a name on it but I forget what. [8|] Do you think I should have bought it?
Do you know if it was stain because ifit was stain then its worthless know if it was a h.g.co petticoat in purple you should of bought it because there worth alot of money
there are many insulators, that when purple, are valuable!. Most likely, it is stained, and has been "crackle glassed". I have never heard of a insulator haveing many crakcs in it from lightning. I have a bunch that have been hit and they have what we call "flashover". It is a spot, normally around the bottom of the insulator that will have a rought spot, that may be burnt. I have never seen one full of cracks from lightning. Just my opinion, but I think it is a fake.