Today at the Flea

[Robby Raccoon]

A lot of insulators-- all common, but a few more I added for not even $5. Even more jars were there, but alas: I'm not familiar with a good jar from a bad. I just know that they were all post-1910 and brands that I'd never heard of.

The first is Brookfield, pre-1922 as we know that's when they went out (this should be a later insulator, as in closer to the 1922 mark,) and has a "B" on one side, the top, and a "1" on the other side. Does the "1" mean anything? On the other, it's a "B" on both sides and a "G" on the dome. Just "B" is usually the mark used on the insulators nearing the end of the company's production. Overall, very well-made pieces.

"RAY" is a bit higher up than is "HEMING." CD 152, 1910ish - 1921 is what I had read. It's also, apparently, specifically for telegraphs.

Notice the bubbles and unevenness of the glass in there ^, and notice below how the inner ring is off-center from the skirt.

It also has flecks of glass stuck in one portion. Overall, I like them. And the one or two that I won't keep, I may know someone who will like them. What CD number is the set of Bookfields?

 

[Jet Coaster Fan]

I would be glad to have the two that you do not want to keep. Just let me know when you want to give them away.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

I was thinking more of a kid in the bottle club that I'm a part of.

 

[Jet Coaster Fan]

Does that kid collect insulators?

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Yes, and he doesn't seem picky about them. He just enjoys them-- glass, porcelain, big, small.

 

[Nevadabottles]

Nice finds Spirit Bear, those insulators look like the ones I found about one month ago.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Thanks, John. Check out Milks for a better find. The Brookfield Beehive-type styles?

 

[Nevadabottles]

Both styles I found, it was about 1/2 of each style.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

See, I cannot "in the wild" find an intact insulator save for one 1960s piece. LOL.

 

[botlguy]

The 2 on the outside are CD 145 and you are basically correct about the other information. Does the one on the LEFT have 2 "B"s? What is that bump just below the Wire Groove? Jim