Lot 6
Price Realized: $2,090
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Lot 6: CD 181 {Unembossed} {"Pluto" style} [010] Color: Light Aqua Description: A classic and desirable "Pluto!" The ears are fragile and typically broken. The bottom of the upper left ear was broken off and has been professionally repaired. The insulator was likely dug as it has the typical ping and ding marks here and there and some very minor scuffing on the surface. The insulator has been lightly tumble cleaned. A 1/2" inner skirt chip on the right front and a quarter-sized flake on the rear dome have also been repaired. There are two 3/4" stress lines radiating down at an angle from the lower wire groove. All that aside, this will display very well in your light box. Most "Pluto" insulators were found in Arrastra Gulch, Colorado. However, in the trade journals at the time, it was reported that they were used for the "Electric Subway" which was featured at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. The insulators were designed by R. H. Pierce, First Assistant Electrical Engineer on the project. One drawing of that time period shows twelve tightly spaced crossarms on either side of the track, each containing five insulators! A rare insulator for the CD collector! UPDATE: View 3 shows the bottom. The blue lines show the width of the chip that was repaired, and the yellow lines show where the resin was feathered so it would blend in. Aside from the repair, there is no damage to the inner or outer skirts. What you see that looks like a third skirt is really the top of the pinhole. There are a few factory annealing lines whose top can be seen. The ones by the lower yellow line appear to look like a chip, but there is not one. Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 Open: $1 Price Realized: $2,090 |
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