Old Insulators

[fossis]

Bought 45 Insulators at a Garage Sale for $10.00
five of them had Patent dates of May 2nd 1893.
some were clear glass, & the rest were green, most had copper wire still attached, but the one in the pic had steel wire.

I will keep one for my collection, & sell the rest.

HH Fossis...............

 

[stefen]

Lets see...thats $10 divided by 44 =

Hmmmmmmmmm

Where's the bargain

 

[fossis]

sell 4 at $5.00 each=$20.00
40 at $1.50 each=$60.00
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$80.00 total
-$10.00 purchase price
$70.00 profit

Fossis.................
Or plan B, decorate the wife's flower beds.

 

[fossis]

Good luck

Gracias Amigo, ,


Fossis..................

 

[TreasureTales]

....Or plan B, decorate the wife's flower beds.

Clustered together and hung at slightly varying heights, turned upsidedown, they make colorful birdfeeders in the summer. In the rest of the year they fill with water and/or ice and that isn't so good for birdseed.

 

[fossis]

....Or plan B, decorate the wife's flower beds.

Clustered together and hung at slightly varying heights, turned upsidedown, they make colorful birdfeeders in the summer. In the rest of the year they fill with water and/or ice and that isn't so good for birdseed.

Good idea, If they are taken down for winter,
Fossis.............

 

[blurr]

sell 4 at $5.00 each=$20.00
40 at $1.50 each=$60.00
---------
$80.00 total
-$10.00 purchase price
$70.00 profit

Fossis.................
Or plan B, decorate the wife's flower beds.

Your about right. I looked them up, and they are going for about $2.00 a piece. Nice find!

John

 

[Green Frost]

I think I'd go with plan A lol, Nice Find

 

[fossis]

sell 4 at $5.00 each=$20.00
40 at $1.50 each=$60.00
---------
$80.00 total
-$10.00 purchase price
$70.00 profit

Fossis.................
Or plan B, decorate the wife's flower beds.

Your about right. I looked them up, and they are going for about $2.00 a piece. Nice find!

John

Thanks for the info,

Fossis..................

 

[fossis]

I think I'd go with plan A lol, Nice Find

Thanks Green Frost, I hope to sell them this fall
at a Festival I attend every year,

Fossis....................

 

[insulator245]

If there are any colorful ones they can sell for way more than a buck. Plain colored ones are a lot more common, however. I recently sold 1000 common insulators for $150.