Item 10
Closing price: $220 |
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Item: 10 Description: San Francisco Wooden Insulator. Made from the lignum vitae tree, this hardwood from South America was used to make insulators for the trolley car system in San Francisco in the early 1900’s. Apparently, they worked just fine as I knew linemen in the 1960’s who talked about burning them in barrels to keep warm as they removed them from service. This example does not have an inner skirt as shown in View 3. Grade A-Minus for some natural splitting of the wood as it dried. Estimate: $250 - $300 Open: $150 Closing price: $220 |
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