Four different Fornasetti insulators from Italy

By Bob Berry; posted July 12, 2015
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All four of these are U-1660 styles. An artist in the 1950s named Fornasetti bought these insulators from the Richard Ginori insulator company and decorated them. They each have gold trim and are marked as follows:

Around the crown: HAPPY 1958 and around the skirt: A calendar for the year as well as the zodiac symbols. Inside the skirt: FORNASETTI MILANO / MADE IN ITALY, mint insulator light wear on the gold trim.

Around the crown: FOR YOUR TELEPHONE MESSAGES, on the top of the insulator "the letters NATO around a 4 point star", and around the skirt: The alphabet code officially adopted by Nato. Inside the inner skirt: FORNASETTI MILANO / MADE IN ITALY, mint insulator with very light wear on the gold trim. (SOLD)

Around the crown: HAPPY 1956 and around the skirt: A calendar for the year as well as the zodiac symbols. Inside the skirt but only partially printed: FORNASETTI MILANO / MADE IN ITALY, mint insulator with very light wear on the gold trim.

Around the crown: HEUREUX 1958 and around the skirt: Each day of the year with a name beside the date. Inside the skirt (faint): FORNASETTI MILANO / MADE IN ITALY, mint insulator and very light wear on the gold trim.

Any individual for $50 including postage in the US or take the remaining three for $135 Postpaid in the US!

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