This is the remains of the second M-4325 manufactured by Fred M. Locke I have recovered from the Electron-Seattle transmission line . It's entire core is intact with original cement so I am going to rebuild the insulator around the core. I have now spent six hours digging the sight where it was recovered... I am not giving up though and am planning to put in a full eight hour day there in an attempt to recover all of it. I will post a photo of the dig site soon! This one has marking 7-1[id=341606459] indicating production in 1903 . We also know from original historic documents that still exist describing the order placed with the Locke factory for these insulators was in early 1903. This is likely the last one of these I will be able to recover as no other parts of the line hay yielded digable areas were I could find any quantity of shards to collect. The center skirt has remains of cement in it which along with the obvious hammer blows would indicate the insulator was smashed to remove and salvage the cemented in steel pin. Interestingly two Pittsburg M-4325's were also found in the immediate area with 1913 dates on them ... likely they were the replacements, so this insulator was most likely smashed 99 years ago! Because of the significant historical importance of these insulators I have made recovering them a major priority..Specificly, that the 55,000 volt line that used them was the first pioneering high voltage transmission line in the Pacific northwest United States. It was also the first high voltage line to bring power to the Seattle metropolitan area . Here is the other M-4325 I have recoverd ...[id=338954176] here is a photo of part of the line when it still existed...[id=335844717] The line was compleatly reconstructed betwien 1938 and 1942 with more modern suspension insulators.