More Early Telegraph Items

By Dwayne Anthony; posted January 13, 2013

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--#3 Glass Block Still Available--

The last of the offerings from the Guthrie Early & Unusual Telegraph Insulators Collection, plus a couple from my personal collection that were upgraded. Rather than use up the limited For Sale postings here with multiple views, I've listed this one pic, but feel free to request individual pics of any of these that you have an interest in purchasing. All are priced to sell at my bottom price, so sorry, no further reductions. All prices do not include your actual shipping and insurance costs.

Additional info on all of these can be found here: http://www.insulators.info/articles/early/

Top left:

1. **SOLD**Ponds Insulator (top left). Missing about half of the rear wood skirt, but a great example that stands and displays quite nicely. Reduced from my list price of $275 to $195 for this ICON listing only.**SOLD**

Top right, moving downward:

2. **SOLD**This is the rare CD 1003 glass block with the non-tapered center wire rest in a lighter aqua. It was found split in two halves lengthwise across the bottom and glued back together. A small area at one end has a resin repair that can be removed if you don't like resin. Reduced from my list price of $425 to $375 for this ICON listing only. A great score for the CD collector!**SOLD**

3. Aqua CD 1000 glass block. Entire raised shoulder on one end chipped away. Opposite side displays very well with a 1" chip off the bottom raised shoulder. Offered at about one third of the average price on these at $185.

4. **SOLD** CD 1000 in a rich blue that closely resembles Hemingray blue, an odd and very scarce color for these! Typical surface stress and flaws here and there, plus a 1.5" chip off of one corner that actually appears to be part of a large burst bubble. A key color for any lineup of glass blocks. Priced at my original cost of only $350.

Bottom left to right ramshorns:

5. **SOLD**Lefferts ramshorn in green aqua. As with most of the few known, this one has the typical fracturing from expansion of the metal shank. No sign of any repairs, but could have possibly been stabilized with glue? A couple chips, but very little glass missing. Priced to sell at $350. I've seen others with much more damage sell for more.**SOLD**

6.**SOLD** Lefferts ramshorn in a deep, nearly teal blue shade. This specimen was reported to have been found in Richmond, VA. It appears to have been glued back together at the fracture points, then coated with epoxy to further stabilize it. This was expertly done and displays very nicely. Letting this one go at only $265!**SOLD**

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