Item 9
Price realized: $470 |
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Item: 9 Description: U-186 “Purkey Patent” No Tie Insulator. Benjamin Purkey patented this self-tying “twist-lock” insulator on August 11, 1914. Believed to have been made by Ohio Brass, these were used on 4 KV distribution lines on the Washington Coast near Seattle. Beautiful glaze as you can see in View 1 and View 2. View 3 shows that the embossing is weak. In View 4 you can see that the base is out of round. Note that the photos are taken in direct sunlight with a white cloth backdrop. Grade B-Plus: Small, paper-thin flake at the end of one ear. Estimate: $300 - $350 Open: $190 Price realized: $470 |
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