Compares Three CD 133.4 Insulators: Cadiz, Wormser & Dec. 1871 Styles

By Jack Kesling; posted December 12, 2020

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This post is on a CD 133.4 Cadiz "PATd" bullet that was found in 1973 on the Chicago Northwestern Railroad as it ran West out of Boone, Iowa and crossed the Des Moines River toward Ogden, Iowa. A comparison is made between three CD 133.4 bullet insulators - a no embossing "Cadiz Style", a no embossing "Wormser Style" and a typical CD 133.4 lime green Patent /Dec. 19 1871 style insulator. Detail of these three insulators are as follows:

CD-133.4 No Embossing - Cadiz Style - 3 Piece Mold - Patd (Rim) - Beautiful Deep Teal (Milk, Bubbles and Microbubbles) - Measurements: 72 mm Wide x 104 mm Height. (Pictured On The Left [id=612366319])

CD-133.4 No Embossing - Wormser Style - 3 Piece Mold - Medium Green (Mint Except For an Open Bubble On The Rim) Measurements - 70mm Wide x 97 mm High. (Pictuted In the Middle and[id=610062545].

CD-133.4 Patent / Dec. 19 1871 - 3 Piece Mold - Light Sage Greenish Aqua (Front Dome) Script 3 (Back Dome) (Pictured On The Right - Additional Detail Will Be Published At A Later Date)

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