In the shiniest light blue aqua colour you'll ever see, this piece just sparkles in natural light, or undoubtedly in backlit conditions, as well!

The insulator in question is the [020] embossing variation in the No Embossing - Canada CD 145 listings. It likely dates from some time in the 1890s, and is likely the first of the Canadian double petticoat beehives. It is listed as "Brookfield style" due to it's resemblance in shape to CREBrookfield CD 145, but it is believed to be of Canadian manufacturing origins, as the shape of the insulator, as has been measured by at least one diehard CREB collector, and found to be quite different from the dimensions of a CREB CD 145. You know who you are. ;)

This particular example has likely not touched the ground since it was placed in the air over 100 years ago. I purchased it from an auction last year, where it had apparently come from a farmer's attic. It was still sooty from service, and after cleaning in lye bath, this sparkling beauty is what was uncovered. As shiny as any insulator ever will be, this beautiful blue aqua example even has some amber swirls throughout the sparkling glass. The dome is also covered in awesome straw marks from the crude 1890s moulding process.

It's damage is a detraction for sure, but it isn't as bad as it seems. There is a 2 3/8" long flat base chip on one side of the skirt. Fortunately the only deep part of the chip is all on one skirt, so it displays well from one side. There is a 7/16" by 5/16" flat skirt flake on the same side as the "deeper part" of the big chip, and a similar 1/4" by 3/16" flat flake on the opposite skirt. The damage isn't as bad as it sounds, and the piece just shines so nicely that it hardly seems to matter, anyways!

I'm asking $28.00 U.S. plus shipping for this sparkling piece of 1890s Canadian telegraph glass. I accept personal cheques from any member of ICON, or anyone I've dealt with before. Please feel free to email me with any questions, or for more photos!