Great day findig insulators!!!!

[TheBestFindsNC]

Found all of these near apex NC. Lets see what you guys have found

 

[mical66]

nice find, get the mounting posts and all.

 

[TheBestFindsNC]

nice find, get the mounting posts and all.

That's only some of the ones I have found. I find piles of the mounting post. Are they really worth collecting?

 

[mical66]

i do not know, i know a few years back i heard about a few different people collecting them,, but it seems it was mainly the colored ones.
but you can do a quick search for auctions or antiques and see what they sell for,, even Ebay will give you a close idea...just remember peoples asking price on ebay does not equal value of said item,,,lol

 

[River Rat]

Insulators are nice, wish I had a way to make this.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Great idea River Rat. I'll bet you could find out how to make those on Pinterest,great website.

 

[mical66]

that would be awesome to make . use the old 4x4 beam they came off of and suspend it with black chain from the ceiling , drill the tops of the insulators and slide the light fixture in and use lock nut on top, all the fixture parts can be bought at lowes or local lighting supply , very easy to wire and would look very cool over a Bar.

 

[surf]

Hello BestFinds,

Welcome to the TNet. Nice downed tree of insulators. Looks like you have wire as well. Are they mainly 42's?

Hemingray.info - The Hemingray Database: CD 154​

I've found scads.

 

[CoilyGirl]

that would be awesome to make . use the old 4x4 beam they came off of and suspend it with black chain from the ceiling , drill the tops of the insulators and slide the light fixture in and use lock nut on top, all the fixture parts can be bought at lowes or local lighting supply , very easy to wire and would look very cool over a Bar.

Yeah mical,great idea !

 

[Produce Guy]

There's got to be a drill bit that can drill threw the top of that without breaking it. I would talk to a glass dealer.

 

[TheBestFindsNC]

Hello BestFinds,

Welcome to the TNet. Nice downed tree of insulators. Looks like you have wire as well. Are they mainly 42's?

Hemingray.info - The Hemingray Database: CD 154

I've found scads.

Mostly but I have some like these. The one says pat nov 13 1883 feb 12th 1884 and w. Brookfield New York.

 

[mical66]

There's got to be a drill bit that can drill threw the top of that without breaking it. I would talk to a glass dealer.

it can be done, lowes sells special glass drilling bits so you should be able to get them at other supply places. the key to drilling glass is 2 things , keep the hole lubricated and cool , and drill SLOW . take your time or it will crack and flake.

 

[TerryC]

I found a place (old power line) where I could get hundreds of clear and some green. A dealer told me he would pay 10¢ for a white and 25¢ for a green. I brought in about 100 unbroken green. He would not buy them. I busted up many greenies that day! I was mad! TTC

 

[claygold]

There's got to be a drill bit that can drill threw the top of that without breaking it. I would talk to a glass dealer.

Try a tile bit for drilling cremic and glass tiles

 

[Tnmountains]

Some are worth a little more than others. I think they are pretty glass. I never pass them up.