There was a recent question posed to the ICON email forum asking whether it's possible to find good insulators at antique malls and flea markets. As shown here, the answer is most assuredly YES.

On the left is a CD 127 CREB with a difficulty-to-identify EIN. There is a tiny B on the front skirt, so the first thought is [067] (F-Crown) W.U.T.Co./CAUVETS PAT./W. BROOKFIELD (F-Skirt) [Small letter] (R-Crown) [Number]/FEB. 22 70/NO 55 FULTON ST. {MLOD} SB because that specifically mentions a small letter on the skirt. The problem is that, as faint as the dome embossing is, there is clearly a N.Y. after ST. Also, that mold "number" could be a number 1, a backwards 1, a cross, or even a double-cross. Thus, the embossing shares characteristics of [063] (F-Crown) W.U.T.Co./CAUVETS PAT./W. BROOKFIELD (F-Skirt) [Letter] (R-Crown) ['†', letter or number]/FEB. 22 70/NO 55 FULTON ST. N.Y. {MLOD} SB, except for the tiny letter on the front skirt. It is also close to [080] (F-Crown) W.U.T.Co./CAUVETS PAT./W. BROOKFIELD (R-Crown) ['†' or letter]/FEB. 22 70/NO 55 FULTON ST. N.Y. {MLOD} SB, with the same exception. It's in fair condition with a couple of wire groove chips, a grouping of fleabites on the crown looks like it was dropped on gravel, two base flakes, and an open base bubble. There's a milk trail that chases around the pinhole from the top to the skirt.

On the right is a CD 134 No Embossing Oakman style. [id=398394657] I can't tell if it's EIN [040] [No embossing] {Oakman mold; diamond plunger mark in the pinhole} SB or [045] [No embossing] {Oakman style; Pennycuick threads} SB or [050] [No embossing] {Oakman style; comes with and without a small diamond shape on the dome} SB. I don't believe these are Pennycuick threads, though. So that leaves [040] or [050]. I can't distinguish these on this insulator because there is no diamond shape on the dome, and there is a HUGE bubble that takes up most of the dome [id=398394692] and is open to the top of the pinhole where the plunger mark would normally be. [id=398394862] In fact, it appears that at some point in its life, there was a small spider living in the open dome bubble because that stuff looks like cobwebs inside the bubble. I believe this signal was made at the Lyndeborough, NH, glass plant based on the clear embossed vertical bar on the inside of the skirt which I understand to be one of the defining characteristics of that manufacturer. [id=398394827]

I found these at a flea market sitting next to each other on a shelf of about a dozen other insulators, including some CD 219's, 121's, 122's, 155's, 128's, and some porcelain. The sign said, "Insolaters $2.50 each." Other signs elsewhere in the shop made it very clear that all prices are firm, and there will be NO negotiating on prices. So I didn't try to discuss the price when I bought them. 8^D