U-32 Square D with taller version on the right. All have the recessed-embossed Square D marking on top. The taller one is due to excess clay in the mold.

All three of these have an abundance of milk swirling in them. The lime CD 133 is the milkiest one I've ever seen. The middle jade blue B mold H.G.Co. Petticoat was found in Wyoming and the prismic embossed H top CD 145 ...

... There were several molds used to produce the CD 132 1871 Patent bullets, but it is quite evident that these two molds were ...

Here is some glass I picked up at an auction this week. The Hemingray 40 has been through the acid twice but is still not clean. It's a very dark olive, though, and I can see amber swirls when looking through a light. ...

... had self-opening and closing four piece molds ...

... had self-opening and closing four piece molds ...

Here is a small part of the diagram lifted from H. Brookfield's automatic insulator (adaptable to other items according to the patent text) press. Two mold halves were auto-converged to press the glass and ...

This is enlarged from a part of the diagrams from US patent 596652 granted Jan 3, 1898 to Henry M. Brookfield and Seraphin. Kribs. The patent was a press "for making insulators for telegraph lines and is ...

CD 145 HEMINGRAY - 21 telegraph insulator with a coin shaped dome depression Take time to pay a little closer inspection of your collection. Going thru a collection I bought earlier this year, I came across this ...

McLaughlin [010] (F-Skirt) McLaughlin (R-Skirt) No 16 RDP Light Green VNM No chips or cracks, one very tiny pin sized peck on edge of upper wire groove on Front Skirt. $12 Emerald Green Blackglass VNM No chips ...

With the discussion about the #1 shop/mold numbers on the dome of HEMINGRAY -42's, I dug some out and here are three variants. All are on HEMINGRAY - 42's with sharp drip points and in HEMINGRAY BLUE color. From ...

Beautiful light purple with some great olive streaks around and behind the embossing. No damage to speak of. Maybe some roughness around the base mold line as usual. 150$ shipped as always inquire for more info

Hemingray 42 with a small No. 1 on the dome and this is the same insulator with the extended skirt posted before this picture. The factory must have been having trouble with the new mold adjusting glass fill rates, etc. ...

CD 134 [010] W.F.G.CO. / DENVER, COLO, light gray, smooth base. 1 tiny flake at the front base mold line. $75 postpaid. Rick Soller, 4086 Blackstone Ave., Gurnee, IL 60031, (847) 543-2958, Com574@clcillinois.edu . ...

I'm trying to find out if anyone can identify this marking, which MIGHT be on a portion of an insulator. it was found among other glass items during an archaeological project. The mark appears on what MAY be an ...

For your consideration is a K mold HGCO hive. Its a great starter piece at a great starter price. Does exhibit flaking above wire ridge but is in good condition and displays very well. Fizzy bubbly piece that needs a ...

Straw unit is nvm 65$ Icy green has nibbles base mold, and moderate fizz $50 Or take both for $100 Buyer pays shipping

On top is a CD 133 EIN [180] (F-Crown) (Arc)W. BROOKFIELD/NEW YORK (R-Crown) B {MLOD} SB in light blue aqua. Besides some wire ridge/groove rubs, I see no damage. There is a lehr kiss on the crown at the left mold line ...

I picked this up recently at a flea market. It's a CD 134 EIN [080] (F-Crown) (Arc)W. BROOKFIELD/45 CLIFF ST./N.Y. {MLOD} SB in what is referred to in other CREB listings as Windex Blue. These 134's come in lots of ...

I won this in a local online auction this week. It is not one of the listed EINs as far as I can tell because there is an A on the "back". The main embossing is on the inside of the skirt (this is not noted in ...

These 3 insulators are from the bunch I purchased at a California auction and picked up at the National this year, with help from a CA collector. The McLaughlins are nice shades of green. The left, [050] I think, might ...

CD-103 DARK AQUA B Baby B-Hive ( F-Skirt) B ( Embossing can be centered or closer to the left mold line) . Which this one is closer to the left mold line. The best part is NO ISSUES to report, Just a little flaking ...

Neat cold mold effect on the skirt of this ice green CD 132 boldly embossed PATENT DEC 19 1871 R- 2. Fabulous condition. Two needle point ticks are the only flaws! $ 80.00 includes shipping.

Nice CD 154 Dominion 42 insulator that's yellow in colour with amber highlights in the dome as well as areas of clear glass in the skirt. Pretty neat looking insulator. Condition is excellent with only a tiny pin head ...

These are matching molds. Both are Wide Groove and have the "June 17 1893" patent date error (should be June 17 ...