Here's a seldom seen CD 133 PATENT DEC. 19. 1871 Light Purple in "MINT" condition, except for a few micro pings to the dome and a small (maybe factory) misplaced piece out of the skirt. :-) It was dug in Leadville, CO 2 months ago, just before the ground froze up. Unfortunately, the friend who found it was more interested in bottles than he was insulators, and only saved it thinking I might like it. I'd sure like to have that missing chunk. His description, via phone to me at the time was: its purple glass, has PATENT DEC. 19. 1871 written on it, is about 80% complete and sits up on its own. Yeah, it's a specimen, but try to find one for sale. Oh, I forgot, it displays VVVV near Mint under proper lighting, at just the right angle and a little photo-shopping. :-)

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving,

Dan