Chair Insulator Antique Shop Finds Plus More

By Roger Poole; posted August 1, 2011
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Retraced my steps taken last Sunday yesterday to an antiques store/center that was closed before I arrived. Did buy any there. However before I arrived there I stoped at another where I was directed to the place which I stood the best chance of finding any. For of the six insulators in my pic came from that location. They are the CD 104 NEW ENG TEL&TEL furtest to the left, the HAWLEY CD 112 to the right. The other two are the Brookfield CD 145 Creb and the CD 162.3 to it's right. They all have some charector otherwise I may have let them be due to the previous owners asking price. The 104 has a light milky swirl in the dome which extends down one side. The Hawley has a good amount of snow. The Brookfield Creb has a little junk here and there, a few bubbles and a thin milk stringers on one side of the dome that curls around in the skirt. The CD 162.3 is the insulator which was used as a part of a chair at one point in its being. The guy had two but I only took this one being it has some fizz swirls. It isn't worn too much and it appears the leg was set more straight up and down then at an angle. Had to have this one also because I've never ran across any and only seen others posted here at Icon.

As for the Brookfield CD 121 toll, this insulator was found at a small flea market that I was been passing by on my way to another. It is dark aqua with some nice amber swirling. There are also the five blotouts on the rear skirt. My collection of these five blotout is growing even though I never planed to have a collection of them. The Hemingray NO. 16 was found on my way home at a yard sale an old friend of mine was having. I only purchased this one because it has really clear ghost/double embossing. When I look at how this insulators ghost embossing came out reminds me of the forum when the topic was "How is HEMINGRAY Pronounced?". The double embossing on this insulator may be trying to speak to anyone who still isn't sure. On this insulator it is like this: HEMING, highest beneath the lower wire groove guide and then below RAY coming up the skirt at a much different angle.

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