133 BROOKFIELD [230].04.B.

Embossing:

(F-Crown) (Arc) W. BROOKFIELD / 4 / 55 FULTON ST / N.Y. (R-Crown) (Arc) CAUVET'S / PAT / JULY 25 1865 {MLOD} SB

Distinguishing Mold Characteristics - Number:

Open 4 points to base leg of K in BROOKFIELD on top and to the top of L in FULTON.

Distinguishing Mold Characteristics - Front:

Big F pointing down to right in FULTON. Small bottom on S in ST.

Distinguishing Mold Characteristics - Back:

1865 is big and gets even bigger. Date is huge. No apostrophe on CAUVETS.

Comments:

I know of only 2 different molds with the number 4. On some insulators from this mold number, the faint small typewriter type embossing can be seen on the back. My conjecture is that these are earlier pieces. As the molds became worn, this embossing was obliterated. They are listed in the price guide as [229] but are the same exact insulator. If anyone has a mold from this series that I have not documented on these pages or pieces they are interested in selling, please contact me.

Courtesy of the David R. Wiecek collection.