Here's a picture of the green B we grabbed off the same line that went over the Kinzua viaduct. It had a crack runing up the mold line that i think was caused by the extreem amount of amber concentrated in that spot.
Posted by Bryan Lane on July 25, 2008 - 0.2kb
jade with amber smear. V base chip part way thru 2 drips wide, and a small anealing crack across top you have to look to see. $20 plus shipping.
not very visable in pic, but above "Y" and to left are 5 ...
Posted by Kim Borgman on July 22, 2008 - 0.3kb
Big, bad, and chock full of character. First we have just over one inch of rusted wire located in the base area, then on the other side, we have a beautiful hair-lip accompanied by a large pot stone as seen in the ...
Posted by Stephen Drake on July 22, 2008 - 0.8kb
This is a tough one to find in this off clear / gray color. CD 138 [030] embossed on the crown "4" W.BROOKFIELD, 45 CLIFF ST.,NY. skirt POSTAL TEL. CO./ rear crown PAT JAN 25TH 1870 mold line over the dome. ...
Posted by Ross Baird on July 20, 2008 - 0.3kb
Here is a shot at the unusual mold line. It goes up the side and then around the top of the dome. This insulator is thick thick thick, the base of the insulator measures over 1/2'' thick!
Any help is appreciated! ...
Posted by (private) on July 18, 2008 - 0.3kb
Here is a close up of the insulator. Sorta concave dome looking and is bulkier than any of the other insulators in the previous pic. See next pic for a shot of the mold line.
Update: Turns out this piece is a CD 133 ...
Posted by (private) on July 18, 2008 - 0.3kb
The insulator in question is second from the right, and as luck would have it there is no embossing to help me figure out what it is.
I went down to the local antique store today and found an unusual insulator. It's ...
Posted by (private) on July 18, 2008 - 0.9kb
These Three insulators followed me home from the show. From Left to right CD 102 [080] Chartruese STAR Blob Top with Mustard Streaks, CD 123 EC&M [060] H Mold with extended skirt Light Aqua, CD 123 EC&M [030] ...
Posted by Bill Vincent on July 18, 2008 - 0.4kb
Here's a trio of EC&Ms compliments of the 2008 Portland National. The left is a shorty sapphire blue "tin mold" style (from Mike Guthrie), center is a smoky skirt embossed (from Ross Baird) and the right ...
Posted by Dwayne Anthony on July 17, 2008 - 0.4kb
These were all wraped up in one box. Found a few HG's with some amber, one shy of a full mold set of WT's,
and an upgrade for my BF with sharp drip points.
Posted by Terry Drollinger on July 17, 2008 - 0.2kb
This may not look like much at first glance, but this is a very unusual mold for a star beehive. Note the flat dome top. I have only seen less than a half dozen of these over the years, and three of those came all at ...
Posted by Dwayne Anthony on July 15, 2008 - 0.6kb
Rear embossing of a common WT baby signal. Was 1943 or 1947 the date these were made? ANSWER 1943 Oct-Dec. Each dot stands for the quarter of the year of manufacture in this date code.
This insulator has a mold ...
Posted by Terry Drollinger on July 13, 2008 - 0.4kb
This CD 152 Hemingray No 40 is really loaded up with amber swirls. Especially heavy by the Hemingray embossing. There is also a large 7 embossed on the top of the dome. One drip by the right side mold line is partially ...
Posted by Doug MacGillvary on July 12, 2008 - 0.3kb
Howdy folks!
Tonight I'm listing three blobtops for your consideration. First up is a gorgeous green/yellow green 126 in vvnm condition.SOLD . Next up is a very tough 126.1 ice aqua with amber twisters, also in vvnm ...
Posted by Douglas R. Smith on July 11, 2008 - 0.5kb
CD 145 BROOKFIELD E.R. Erie Railroad
Embossed on the (F-Crown) (Arc) W.BROOKFIELD / 45 cliff St. / N.Y. (F-Skirt) E.R. (R-Crown) 22 / (Arc) PAT'D NOV 13th 1883 / FEB. 12th 1884 mold line over the dome. This is a very ...
Posted by Charles Irons on July 8, 2008 - 0.5kb
CD 135 Chicago diamond groove collection 2008 NIA National Portland OR. The insulator on the shelf on the far left is the new mold variation addition to my collection.
Link to display before new addition was added:
Posted by Dan Culver on July 8, 2008 - 0.2kb
154 WHITTALL TATUM (010) in purple.
Everybody needs one of these.
Damage consists of a small bruise/chip (1/8") with a barely visible 1/4 inch stress crack at the mold line.
Books for 15-20.
$7 plus shipping.
Posted by Dave Rosychuk on July 3, 2008 - 0.2kb
Here is a nice little spool produced by Brookfield. It is embossed B on the front, and No. 3 on the rear. It is a nice green color. There is a potstone fracture in the wire groove at the right mold line that is shown in ...
Posted by Keith Brooking on July 3, 2008 - 0.3kb
Here's a very scarce color for Petticoat beehive. It is darker than most of the few I have seen, and falls right between blue and green. It has a thin base flake about 3/4", and a surface fisheye ping on the dome, ...
Posted by Jeff Lisenbee on July 2, 2008 - 0.4kb
... an insulator mold before, so theses molds with the appropriate insulator in place was a real treat ...
Posted by Dan Gauron on June 30, 2008 - 0.1kb
... unembossed ones, "whittle" molds, double threadeds or "cannonballs", CNR, GNW or Montreal Telegraph, etc. What have you?? ...
Posted by Mike Csorbay on June 30, 2008 - 0.5kb
CD 121 AM.TEL & TEL. CO. GREEN SCARCE
This is a heartbreaker of a find. Embossed on the ( F-Crown) AM.TEL & TEL.CO. Has the Mold line over the dome. This is a very SCARCE GREEN insulator has a few scattered ...
Posted by Charles Irons on June 29, 2008 - 0.7kb
The eBay mouse in aqua-blue, was I crazy to buy it? I love this Blue Micky and this was the actual Mouse picture taken outside. Note the crude, or rusty & dirty mold that must have been used. The ear tops are pitted ...
Posted by Richard Case on June 26, 2008 - 0.2kb
Superb CD 178 CALIFORNIA 303 SANTA ANA in a deep sage green. Two needle point ticks and some spots of inner umbrella edge mold removal roughness are the only flaws. One of the tougher colors to get in this style! $ ...
Posted by Robert W Baumann on June 25, 2008 - 0.2kb
This is a pic of an example of the regular mold CD 154 Zicme.
Posted by John Nasci on June 25, 2008 - 0.1kb