Is this an insulator?

[Andrewt]

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What is it's value? I'll get a better pic up tonite. Thanks for the help

 

[Andrewt]

I think it called a spool but idk?

 

[andy volkerts]

Yes, but I do not know of what style........

 

[BillinMo]

Wow, it's spool-mania this weekend!

Yes, it's a spool type insulator. It's a porcelain version of the type discussed in this thread: https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/is-this-a-threadless-insulator%3F/m-531174/tm.htm

Porcelain spools in unusual colors (blue, yellow) can generate collector interest. Brown porcelain is very common.

 

[Ben]

ORIGINAL: BillinMo

Wow, it's spool-mania this weekend!

[]... it's good to know I am not alone []

 

[RED Matthews]

Hello; Well it looks like the little ones that were used for lightning rod cable stand-offs. There are a lot of different ones, but your pictures were a little too big to get a good viewing. RED Matthews

 

[botlguy]

ORIGINAL: RED Matthews

Hello; Well it looks like the little ones that were used for lightning rod cable stand-offs. 

Sorry Red, in this case you are a little off the mark, which is quite unusual for you. BillinMo has it correct in his post above. I apologize for correcting you in public but the need to keep things straight is great.

 

[Andrewt]

ORIGINAL: BillinMo

Wow, it's spool-mania this weekend!

Yes, it's a spool type insulator. It's a porcelain version of the type discussed in this thread: https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/is-this-a-threadless-insulator%3F/m-531174/tm.htm

Porcelain spools in unusual colors (blue, yellow) can generate collector interest. Brown porcelain is very common.

Bill, Thanks for the info/help! Any idea of the value?

 

[Andrewt]

ORIGINAL: RED Matthews

Hello; Well it looks like the little ones that were used for lightning rod cable stand-offs.  There are a lot of different ones, but your pictures were a little too big to get a good viewing.  RED Matthews

Sorry about that Red.

 

[BillinMo]

Andrew - these are very common and there aren't many people collecting porcelain spools, so maybe a dollar or so, and it may take some work to find a person willing to pay that.



Red - I can understand why you thought this might be a lightning rod spool. I recognized the profile from the photos after having seen a LOT of these over the years. Porcelain lightning rod spools look a bit different and are quite a bit smaller, but of course it's always tough to estimate size from a photo. Here's a photo of the lightning rod types:

(Source: insulators.info)