Threadless Insulator

[deenodean]

My buddy Chuck, who lives in Nova Scotia but is 2.5 hour drive from me , found this yesterday on top of a ash pile while searching for an old dump. Dimensions 2 7/8 " high , 2 3/4 " wide on the bottom. He thinks the top was broken off. Any info will be passed on to him. Thanks.[attachment=007.JPG] [attachment=009.JPG] [attachment=010.JPG]

 

[deenodean]

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[2find4me]

Very nice, looks pretty early but I am no expert on insulators.

 

[143Tallboy]

Looks like the remnants of a 731 with the dome missing. Pretty cool to see the tie wire there. That design was used well into the 1870's and I have heard of these being used in eastern Canada. They are usually unmarked. If there's one, there might be more. Here's a link to what they looked like:http://www.nia.org/general/g_threadless/cd731.htm

 

[botlguy]

ShortGuy,,,,,, I mean TallBoy has it all correct. That remnant is worth no money in that condition but really neat to find. Have him keep looking.

 

[143Tallboy]

I'll take a short or tall 143 as long as it's double threaded !!

 

[deenodean]

Many thanks fella's. Yes Tallboy the insulator is unmarked. Chuck and I do not know much about insulators but we do know that the threadless type are the early ones, that's why I posted it. Too bad it is broken but that is the way it is with most glass we find in these parts. He was going to remove the wire but I told him to leave it.He did dig and search the ash pile but there were no more to be found.I will pass on the info.