Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Winning Bid
Including
12.0% Premium |
|---|
| #1 ...Unmarked Batchelder Insulator.... Cast iron with rubber insert. ...The insulator design was patented by John M. Batchelder of Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1851. Various forms were produced, this particular side-screw type being quite rare. | 17 | $ 1,232.00 |
| #2 ...Unmarked Pottery Block and Bracket....
Brown glazed pottery. ...An amazing and very historical item! An original bracket and pottery block insulator believed to have been found on the route of the Placerville & Humboldt Telegraph Company line. | 23 | $ 2,128.00 |
| #3 ...CD 1010... Unmarked. ...Dark emerald green. ... A scarce color for this item, as most are blackglass. | 15 | $ 1,008.00 |
| #4 ...CD 1010 ...Unmarked. ...Teal aqua. ...Another seldom seen color! For more information about this historical item, see lengthy description for Lot #3. | 17 | $ 896.00 |
| #5 ...CD 1010 ...Unmarked. ...Blackglass.... Some chips, but nicer than most. For more information about this historical item, see lengthy description for Lot #3. A scarce relic from California’s first glasshouse. | 14 | $ 672.00 |
| #6 ...CD 1010... Unmarked....
“Vaseline” glass.... For more information about this historical item, see lengthy description for Lot #3. Some damage, but a very rare and highly unusual color for any type insulator! | 11 | $ 1,512.00 |
| #7 ...Unmarked wooden cover with tie wire.... Note this is a much smaller item than the large “Wade type” wooden cover, perhaps about 65% in diameter and height. Most likely used with a “Goodyear type” rubber hat on the eastern portion of the Placerville & Humboldt Telegraph line in Nevada. | 7 | $ 560.00 |
| #8 ...CD 723.3 ... Unmarked....
Blue aqua.... A somewhat distorted side, resulting in an oblong pinhole and dome, adding interesting character to this old “smooth Wade.” | 11 | $ 392.00 |
| #9 ...CD 723... Unmarked.... Blue aqua.... Known as the “dot-dash Wade.” | 12 | $ 448.00 |
| #10... “Wood Block” with Iron and Rubber Ramshorn.... An iron ramshorn is embedded in a hard rubber sheath which threads into the wood block. The wood block is bevelled on top to aid in shedding moisture. | 6 | $ 145.60 |
| #11... “Wood Block” with Iron and Rubber Ramshorn and Original Wire.... Height 16." Few ramshorns exist mounted on the original pole or tree! A great Western relic! Lower portion of block missing. | 16 | $ 420.00 |
| #12... CD 735.3... U.S. TEL. CO. CHESTER N.Y....
Medium dark aqua.... Made by a glass works in the 1860’s for the telegraph supply company operated by Charles and John Chester of New York. | 16 | $ 1,792.00 |
| #13 ...Round Top Wood Block Ramshorn.... Wood block ramshorn designed with a seldom seen, rounded top. Although not confirmed, it is believed this rounded top block was designed in that manner to distinguish it from the regular beveled/squared blocks being used on a nearby line by another company. | 8 | $ 532.00 |
| #14... Wood Crossarm with Brooks Ramshorns....Original 1860’s Central Pacific crossarm. Both ramshorns are marked with the rare circular incised BROOKS’ PAT AUG. 6 1867. CP RR lettering. | 36 | $ 1,904.00 |
| #15 ...BROOK’S PATENT CPRR AUG. 6 1867.... Smaller letters and the word “Patent” spelled out. Excellent condition. | 4 | $ 100.80 |
