Posted 8 years ago
fortapache
(3381 items)
CD 121 refers to a style of insulator that would be made by several companies. This one was made by McLaughlin Glass within 1920 -1935. It was another California based companies.
The unusual point about this piece is the dark green color. The normal colors for insulators was clear or aqua but this one is a dark green color. The reason for unusual colors is that insulator companies would use left over glass. In this case McLaughlin bought a truck load of old gin bottles and made them into insulators.
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Efesgirl
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melaniej
The company, which formed in 1920 to begin making insulators, bottles, bowls, etc., made several colours of insulator. A lot of people collect this particular company for that reason. They went down due to lawsuit in 1935. He began later glass plants in the 1940s-1950s and again in 1972, on a much smaller scale. His last insulator was one never meant to be used, but collected.
Neat find and probably older than you were lead to believe.
Thank you very much SpiritBear. So this is likely from 1920 - 1935? Glad to here it is a good piece.
That is correct.
And thank you very much SpiritBear. The description has been updated.
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Thank you Trey.
I stopped collecting in the mid 70's and everything I have has been boxed up for years, but I'm pretty sure I have a dozen or so of these.