✅ SOLVED Any idea what this is? Insulator?

[Maritime]

Recovered 2 of these. Electrical?

 

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[celtex]

Recovered 2 of these. Electrical?

Maybe a fuse?

 

[No gold in NY]

Need more pics like the other end. What is it made of. How big is it.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Show more pictures from different angles

 

[Lamy Lineman]

Is the top part glass? Really need more side, & bottom pics. Maybe a ruler in the pic's will help to.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Like the interesting item, but like the other guys said we need to see more pictures from more angles and something to indicate how big it is! More Pictures! More Pictures! More pictures! LOL! Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[Maritime]

Ok, trying to get the hang of this app....

It's off a 1700s to present manor site in Virginia. Patent pending embossed in the glass with a number. Glass contains bubbles.

 

[villagenut]

never seen on of those ....pretty neat. hope you get an ID

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

give the patent number there are guys that can track it down by that. Or just show a close up of the number there might be some other clues there. Definitely an interesting item.

 

[Rmeav8r]

Looks similar to turn of the century insulator used in Knob and Tube wiring.

 

[Plug N Play]

 

[Retired Sarge]

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Nice ID there.......

 

[fyrffytr1]

Plug N Play beat me to it. It's the first one I can remember seeing posted here.

 

[Maritime]

Wow! Fantastic ID thank you!

 

[Mackaydon]

Some more pics here (scroll down to bottom): https://www.nia.org/general/g_lri.htm
Great ID PNP
Don.....

 

[Maritime]

Thanks everyone. This item is an Otis "wiggle top" first patented in the 1850s. Recovered at 2 to 4" deep.

 

[Blak bart]

I think i need to find one of those.....beautiful for us glass collectors !! Congrats !!