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Bedrock of the Community
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Since last Thursday I was away visiting the Springfield, OH for the best annual insulator show that is held. We were squeezed into a smaller building this year, but nonetheless it was as good as it always is. What I like most about CCF is the family atmosphere and the people here. This is the same as the insulator hobby in many respects and we all call this show just a large family reunion. The insulators hobby, though growing, is nowhere near as popular as coins, stamps, etc. So a show of 180 dealers is large for us. But even at that, I cannot ever see everything that is present on the tables for sale. I got to visit with close friends from all over the States and Canada as well as a British friend who comes over every year. The fun part for me also is researching the little mysteries that have been hidden by the passage of time. Pioneering an area of insulator history is still possible. They had an auction which was unlike any other I have seen. There were 5000 insulators in boxes! We got to go through the boxes before the auction and some goodies were to be had. Following is a post to one of the pics showing a bit of the showroom floor. Hit next to see more. http://www.insulators.info/pictures/?id=514506231 We also have a bunch of coin collectors, and I mention CCF all the time, but no one has joined up yet that I am aware of. Oh well - maybe some day. Oh - what did I add to my collection? I will try to take pics and post tomorrow. I am trying to cut down on insulator intake as they take up WAY more space than coins - and I already have close to a thousand displayed inside and outside the house. I also have around 1k of them in storage that I don't have room to display. Here is an older pic of the main window display and the smaller cabinet:  |
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11/07/2017 11:21 pm
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Earle ~ They are beautiful and such a colorful display. That is obviously a serious collection you have there.
I have never seen that shape of the amber one on the top shelf ( fourth from the left ) and a similar teal colored one ( bottom shelf second from last on the right ).
I think you dropped a 2x2 with a coin in it there! LOL
Thanks.
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11/07/2017 11:27 pm
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Mark ~ Bet you don't see too many with that carnival glass finish. Never saw those either. That huge one almost resembles a student lamp!
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11/07/2017 11:27 pm
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Quite the collection Earle.I never knew there were so many different colours. I had about 20 different ones but someone figured they looked better at their place and stole them.
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11/08/2017 12:53 am
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While not being an interest of mine, that seems to be quite the selection. Also, a lot of other interesting related collectibles. This pic really stood out to me because of the backlit display (like your window display and lower cabinet, Earle):  It's a wonderful way to display the varying colors and shapes. It kinda got me thinking about the market for building display cases like that.  P.S. Which one are you in the pics? I assume somewhere near the box of Cheez-Its.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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11/08/2017 01:31 am
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My dad and I stopped at all the poles that were out of commission. He stayed down while shimmied up and dropped them down to him.
My grandfather sold them in his antique store for fifty cents each, except for the purples that sold out fast for $3.
Good memories.
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Beautiful display!! Definitely a nice collection.
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That's a lot of pics from the show and a lot of insulators, I said it before a very nice collection.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Correct me if I'm wrong but those amethyst ( purple ) ones changed from clear to purple by sunlight exposure up there in the telephone poles day after day.
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Blue ribbon! Very nice, Earle! Quote:
Correct me if I'm wrong but those amethyst ( purple ) ones changed from clear to purple by sunlight exposure up there in the telephone poles day after day. "Sun glass," we call it up here. Magnesium used during the glass making process, if I recall correctly, causes the change. |
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Never knew there was a market for them!
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Sorry I have been away from my computer. I will answer questions asked after show and tell! Here is the main piece I picked up. This little guy typically was made in aqua and I have only seen two more in this apple green color. With insulators, color is king. So rather than being a typical aqua, 2.00 piece (or even found on free tables), this one books for 30.00. It is a sleeper. The hobby started around 1970 and the very flashy Hemingray colored pieces were all the rage as more and more varieties were discovered. Brookfield glass made a lot fewer colors and so were mostly ignored as being "boring aqua." Recent years has seen an upsurge in the history of insulators becoming a prime reason for collecting, hence Brookfield is a lot more popular than ever before. So the unusual colored Brookfield gems like this one, never present in many numbers, hence mostly unknown, book for prices not reflecting their true rarity. It would likely take quite a few years of difficult hunting at as many shows as you could get to in order to find a color twin for this CD112. Yet this one books at only 30.00. So for now, this insulator is relatively affordable. Its true beauty though is not as in the backlit picture. When sunlight hits one of these while it is sitting on a surface, the glass seems to glow. Why did I get this one specifically? I was not looking for it, but when seeing this rare item, and kn owing it would be long time before I would see another one that was not just an aqua, shade, I had to have it. And... The dealer I got it from is a good friend of mine. When I got my money out, he refused to take it!  How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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M@ark1959 Quote:
Here's just a few quick pics of some I still have on display! Those are nice. I grew up near a line that used the carnival glass ones like yours (CD 235s), two per pole, for miles. They were amazing in the sun. Where did you get your large Muncie from ebay? They used these primarily in Montana. Two of my friends were people who got to be there when the lines were being torn down. They took a 26 foot moving truck and filled it with these! I also like your Mickey Mouse pieces and cabletops. I should have bought an "Elecetric Blue" MIckey when I returned to the hobby in 1998. They were a couple hundred back then. As of the last two years though they are going for $3,000.00+ - too rich for my blood. |
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Love that new apple green pick up! It's a beauty.
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@TNG Quote:
Earle ~ They are beautiful and such a colorful display. That is obviously a serious collection you have there.
I have never seen that shape of the amber one on the top shelf ( fourth from the left ) and a similar teal colored one ( bottom shelf second from last on the right ).
I think you dropped a 2x2 with a coin in it there! LOL Thanks, and I am pleased you like the display. This pic was taken when I had a lot of the colored pieces out of the window. I was studying/classifying some of the aqua types you see mostly on the right hand side. The amber one you mention is not an actual insulator. It is a National Insulator Association commemorative. They make them , a different color, each year for the National Show since 1971. This one also is a solid pour instead of having a pinhole. Here is a pic of a set (not mine)  As to the other one you mention - the second from the right, bottom of right window - it is a CD 162.1. They are a common shape without the sharp drip points on the bottom (allegedly an aid for speeding up moisture dripping off from the bottom after a rain - hence less chance of shorting). My set of them is below so it has to be one of them in the pic (These are grouped by SN - the "Shop Number" - a number on the top - either 00, 6, 7, and OX).  |
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