CD 131 [060] W. Brookfield 45 Cliff St. N.Y. Cauvet with the three patent dates. Great old telegraph piece. VVNM with a micro flake on a mold seam and a couple tiny flea bites. Asking $55.00 shipping included.

Dominion -42 in Orange Amber bordering Red Amber. This is a difficult shade to come across and would say its VNM. Has one wee upper wire ridge flake (hardly noticable) and small base hit with one drip chipped at right ...

Here is a another CD 121 HEMINGRAY NO 16 piece. This one is a great, deep olive amber color. Again, this one has a rough, almost whittled type surface. Click here for a photo in natural light: ...

Here is a CD 121 HEMINGRAY NO 16 piece. Awesome dark yellow green color with a bit of olive tone. Rough, almost whittled type surface. Click here for a photo in natural light: ...

I'm looking for a mold match to my smooth base Hemi 9 [230] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/No 9 {Note no line under 'o'} SB but with drips, i.e. this embossing [250] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/No 9 (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 SDP Of ...

Base/Side View - notice the distince vertical ridge on the skirt extending just out to the wiregroove. These are exactly 180 degrees from each other and about 1/2" from each mold line.

Teal diamond pony with some nice amber streaks in the front. There is a 1" annealing crack on the skirt to the left of the diamond between the diamond and the mold line and some wire groove rubs. Annealing crack ...

#1 Olive Green A-mold, #2 Aqua A-mold, #3 part of a saphire? D-mold and #4 aqua w/bubbles D-mold. I'd have to say I fully enjoyed the show!

Here's a very unusual French radio strain in crystal clear. It is unmarked and measures 2.25 inches from end to end. If measured from the top inside of the eyelet to the base (as if it were hanging) it measures 2 ...

An interesting embossing error. Has anyone seem this? I was going to record it as "I I" but decided "H missing bar" was a more accurate description of what was engraved in the mold.

This is a strange dot, right under the N. Looks like a mold plug, but an interesting location... ?

Here are the 2 127 [010] W.U. Pattern's from my recent find. I believe on the one on the left is blue aqua with light anber streaking, mold #3. The right one is aqua with a sweet amber patch right behind the embossing, ...

CD 267 N.E.G.M. Patented. June.17.1890 cable insulator in VNM condition with a 3/4 inch base chip at the right mold line and a little flake or mold defect (hard to tell) on the top of one ear. Asking $110.00 shipping ...

Here is a CD 107 insulator. Whitall Tatum No 9 - embossing index [010]. Nice medium olive green color. Two teeny scrapes to wire groove area at right mold line. Asking $26 plus postage. Thanks for looking.

Here is a CD 133 insulator. Peenycuick mold. Embossed 'ER' on one skirt. A hint of amber throughout gives a slight sagey aqua color. A little wire groove scratching just behind the right mold line. Asking $40 plus ...

Thinking among KCGW collectors is that the CD 120 (on the left) mold was reworked to produce the 102.3 (on the right). The very subtle blotted out KCGW in front on the 102.3 (and 5 in the back) can't be easily shown in ...

From left to right: CD 133.1 Patent Other [020] with the EC 19 1871 embossing error, VNM except for shallow chip out of base edge at the right mold line; a few nice bubbles where the D should be. Aqua, not quite as dark ...

Here is a top view of this insulator. I tried to capture the "ring" around the crown (as maybe an early three-piece mold) but the mold lines all around this piece are rather faint.

I had the caption for this "all laid out" (posted) several days ago and when I went to replace only the picture, my previous detailed description about how I found this wonderful insulator was totally ...

... the 102.3 was made from the KCGW CD 120 molds as some of the 102.3's have very faint 5's and KCGW blotouts. Email me if you need more information ...

First off, I apologize for the poor photo quality. Porcelain doesn't back light too well, and there's no direct sunlight to really illuminate the piece by the time I get home from work at quarter to 6 - too many trees, ...

Posted in response to Jack Footes' comments, this picture shows the variety of deeper colors I've been able to locate for this style. The first two are just minor differences in the darkness of the green tone. These ...

Ever seen a porcelain insulator like this? This is the first I've ever seen with mold lines. They show that this insulator was made in a 3 piece mold. The height is exactly 3 inches and the base is 2 wide. Anyone know ...

Visiting an antique store in Folsom, California, I found this dark green aqua star 162 and this odd wire grooved W.Brookfield CD 133. (Three piece mold.) I know this Brookfield is common but I don't think I've seen such ...

Here is a scarce dome embossed Zicme with the smallest embossing style they made. This style has only been found on short portion of a rural telephone line in limited quantities. Only 3-4 found in this color. Best of ...