Two more of the insulators with the "frog eyes". Now designated as CD 698.
I don't know how to write it in Italian, so I'll attempt some long forgotten high-school French, instead...
Funny thing.... I ...
Posted by Edward Brown on July 5, 2007 - 1.2kb
For sale today is the title-described item, which is in about mint condition with a little wire groove rub and not having a mold number. Very clean example, now $8 plus $6 shipping.
Posted by Jeff Lisenbee on July 4, 2007 - 0.2kb
Not offered all that often. This CD 166 E. L. Co. has an open bubble just to the rear of the right side mold line. there are a couple of glass scrapes on the upper edge of the wire groove on the rear side of the ...
Posted by Doug MacGillvary on July 3, 2007 - 0.3kb
A pretty 125 WU style in a color that is unusual for one of these. I've had or seen more in lime green which is much more pricey than the $25 postpaid for this one. It has a ping on the upper wire ridge about pencil ...
Posted by Jeff Lisenbee on July 1, 2007 - 0.4kb
Here is one tough insulator. Very desireable and usually offered in beatup condition. Not this one. The tip of one drip point (just at the right edge of the embossing) and a small wire groove chip at the right side mold ...
Posted by Doug MacGillvary on June 29, 2007 - 0.4kb
Odd colored 125 WU/5; Patent 12/19/71 "D" mold. Quite an unusual color, not sure what to call it but the pictures show best. Small upper wire groove ping on "Patent" side and a somewhat hard to see ...
Posted by Matthew Poage on June 29, 2007 - 0.3kb
I've handled bunches of these spirals and sent most to the aqua mound but this one caught my eye. It's VVNM and has a row of bubbles up the front side near right mold line. Other bubbles here and there. $2.00 + shipping.
Posted by Daniel Ling on June 29, 2007 - 0.2kb
Should probably put this picture in the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly category. This old guy had it rough from the mold til the end of its service. Lopsided and chewed but still loved. If only these insulators could talk. ...
Posted by (private) on June 29, 2007 - 0.2kb
... in different positions on different molds. This close up reveals the basic structure to the embossing is a "Y" with a base or ...
Posted by (private) on June 29, 2007 - 0.6kb
The photo captures the "Y" but it is unfortunately partially obscured by some cold mold pour straw lines. It's possible this is a random creation of the cold mold, but it's too strong of a coincidence the Y is ...
Posted by (private) on June 28, 2007 - 0.5kb
CD 133.1 [010] PAT APP FOR with a large 3. on the rear skirt. A very nice Homer Brooke's blue loaded with little seed bubbles for added character and interest. Nothing that I can really see wrong other than a little ...
Posted by Dave Wiecek on June 28, 2007 - 0.3kb
CD 127 [040] W. BROOKFIELD 55 FULTON ST. PAT APRIL 4 1871 with a large number 2 on the dome. Embossing is pretty strong for these. This is another early heavy Brookfield with a sizable amount of dome glass likely about ...
Posted by Dave Wiecek on June 28, 2007 - 0.5kb
I never put one of these in my light cabinet before but when I did, I thought it looked pretty neat. CD 154 [030] D within a diamond on both side with a threaded inner skirt and round drip points. Nice straw color. A ...
Posted by Dave Wiecek on June 28, 2007 - 0.3kb
CD 121 [010] W.G.M. Co in a nice light shade of purple. From what I understand, the earlier production W.G.M. Co. were a darker shade of puple. The later ones tended to be lighter. The embossing appears to be worn from ...
Posted by Dave Wiecek on June 28, 2007 - 0.5kb
CD 121 [010] W.G.M. Co in a nice shade of purple. From what I understand, the earlier production W.G.M. Co. were a darker shade of puple. The later ones tended to be lighter. In my next posting, I have one that appears ...
Posted by Dave Wiecek on June 28, 2007 - 0.6kb
CD 106 O.V.G.Co with a good lean to the left best viewed head on to the embossing. The sides are bulging a bit too. A small area of base nibbling in the back and I just noticed a small ping on the mold line of the upper ...
Posted by Dave Wiecek on June 28, 2007 - 0.3kb
Here is the top of a A.T. & T. Co. (CD 191) green two piece transposition. Put it together with your bottom half and you have yourself a $75 insulator. This piece is in really fine shape with just a partially open ...
Posted by Doug MacGillvary on June 28, 2007 - 0.3kb
Here is a nice light blue, full of bubbles, Brookfield CD 126.3. This one is crown embossed with an 11 over W. BROOKFIELD over 55 FULTON St. N.Y. and then three patent dates on the reverse side of the crown. There is a ...
Posted by Doug MacGillvary on June 28, 2007 - 0.4kb
I love these old Brookfields with the strong embossing and all those patent dates. This is the 55 Fulton St with the big #1 and the E.R. on the skirt. On the reverse side is Cauvets Pat on the crown and two skirt patent ...
Posted by Doug MacGillvary on June 28, 2007 - 0.4kb
This is a great ECM piece. Nice green color and check out the steam patterns in the skirt. They kinda go from side to side and a bit upward - like ocean waves. Pretty much mint except for a liitle base edge nibbling. I ...
Posted by John Rajpolt on June 27, 2007 - 0.3kb
Here's a pair of double groove ponies in excellent condition for this CD...both are EIN [130]....the one on the left has the prismic style embossing and the color is your regular aqua....it has some thin flashing along ...
Posted by Wayne Allen on June 27, 2007 - 1.0kb
Here, s a first for me,,Was going threw some Dominion CD 154,s today and not to often i find any junk in these pieces..But there it was a piece of junk just looking like a mouse with tail and all..The glass is a ...
Posted by Andy Smith on June 26, 2007 - 0.3kb
This one came "off the shelf" today. I wanted one with stronger embossing and found one in Orlando this weekend along with a few other goodies!!----In addition to the weak embossing on the crown this guy has a ...
Posted by Daniel Ling on June 25, 2007 - 0.4kb
If you collect Canadian glass or 120s, you know these are pretty tough to come by. This has a number of character elements: (1) mold line over the dome (2) double threaded (3) Hamilton style base - rounded base (4) a ...
Posted by Jim White on June 24, 2007 - 0.6kb
Here's a beautiful Sky Blue CD 154 Cristalerias Vidrart S.A. (mold nr) E.N. Tel A17 (front) AISLATRON/INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA (rev) in VNM+ shape. Has a touch of Cornflower with some milky threads, giving it a glowing ...
Posted by (private) on June 23, 2007 - 0.3kb