Here is a CD 154 Agee in purple with the S under the embossing. There is some wire rub and a small bruise above one drip that I will post a second picture of. This is the tougher S mold Agee that is listed in GIFONA at ...

... agreement that carbon collected on the molds to create the swirls shown on this one. However, being acidity of soil was mentioned, another ...

A Hemingray CD 106 close-up Photo # 2 To see photos # 1 What I think causes the streaking effect on the surface of the glass, is carbon burning off and leaving a residue or imprint in the glass. In this insulator ...

A Hemingray CD 106 Photo # 1 To see photos # 2 What I think causes the streaking effect on the surface of the glass, is carbon burning off and leaving a residue or imprint in the glass. In this insulator there is ...

A close-up of McLaughlin CD 106 Photo # 3 To see photos # 1 & 2 What I think causes the streaking effect on the surface of the glass, is carbon burning off and leaving a residue or imprint in the glass. In ...

A McLaughlin CD 106 Photo # 2 To see photos # 1 & 3 What I think causes the streaking effect on the surface of the glass, is carbon burning off and leaving a residue or imprint in the glass. In this ...

A McLaughlin CD 106 Photo # 1 To see photos # 2 & 3 What I think causes the streaking effect on the surface of the glass, is carbon burning off and leaving a residue or imprint in the glass. In this ...

To add to Roger's question: I had an unembossed Canadian beehive with what I called surface milk. I'm no expert. I called it that because that's what Ken Gardner called it when I bought it from him. Chris McClelland has ...

Embossing index [150] with the 55 Fulton St address and 3 patent dates on the back. A light green color with tons of fizz. Light amber swirl around the wire groove area. Flat 1 inch base chip in left front. Couple lower ...

A CD 126.1 BROOKFIELD insulator in GREAT VVNM condition. I find a light bb ding, VERY light wear mark on dome and mold line roughness at base. No chips or cracks. 95.00 postage paid. These don't come around often.

Here is another great 164 out of my SDP Brookfield collection. While this is an aqua piece it does have exceptional character. This is embossing index [020] and has the SN 6 on the dome. I have also seen these with ...

This is a really nice pair I have decided to part with out of my collection. I have two others quite similar so can part with these. Both have a distinct Blue Gray Greenish Tone. If you have seen this type you know what ...

CD 162 bgmco in purple. Strong purple for one of these and a BGM Co you don't see too often. 1.5" base bruise with center chip on left mold line, 1.5" base chip in rear. Odd mold crease circling through ...

A recently acquired CD 132 [040] ("C" mold). It is just loaded with vales of milk. I suspect that this one is as close to a "glower" as you will see in an 1871. It is just beautiful out in the sun.

This set of three CD 101.6 insulators is from Argentina. The insulators are unembossed. The light yellow green example is the only style in which that particular color can be found in Argentine insulators. Condition: ...

I really hate to let this one go... What a beauty. Rich McKee blue. A quality piece from the UPRR. So very close to mint---but---it has a one and a quarter inch tight and stable fracture at the left mold line which ...

Fluoropolymer thermoset colored strains, 3-1/2 inches in length. Said to have better electrical properties than glass or porcelain. Two part mold with eye holes being part of the mold. The material used has Teflon ...

Need some help getting the right embossing index for these.....both are mispelled BROOKFILD.....the closest index I can find is [450] but the blue one has no shop number on the front dome. The yellow greenie has a shop ...

Here is a complete EC&M with the original tie wire, backer plate and peg from the famous Ridge Line in California. Very similiar to one recently sold at auction, and certainly few exist in such wonderful condition. ...

Two nice dark aqua CD 145s...just the two on the left of the picture... G mold, 5 matchhead impacts on dome upper crown, 4-5 flea bites on front crown, front inch base flake, nice surface crease with junk on rear ...

Light Green to Lime Green piece [100] has a1/2 inch base flake at right mold line, and nibbling of bottom bar of E in PETTICOAT...nice shingles looking glass areas on dome...asking $40...buy two or more and shipping is ...

Here is another example of two early script Hemingray No 12s from the same mold with progressed changes. The example on the right is the earlier and probably the original version of this mold. The example on the left is ...

... embossings are exact matches but the molds were re-machined most likely due to wear in the upper wire groove/wire ridge area. The example on ...

This is the rear view of the insulators seen here noting the progression of an early Hemingray No 12 CD 113.

... time to do a thorough study of these molds, so I welcome any collector with other specimens to contact me with photos, maskings, foil rubs, or ...