;) Here's a photo of the 35th anniversary parade for the January 25th, 1870 Brooke's Patent in Ashland, Oregon. Note the gathering under the series streetlight fixture...that's probably a CD 280 on top with a couple of glass spools, eh?

For some very early pix of Ashland (most include insulators, of course), see http://www.ecandm.com/home/insulators/ashins.html