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California Glass Insulator CD Style 162.1 1912-1916

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    Posted 7 years ago

    fortapache
    (3420 items)

    Picked this up at the Long Beach Antique Market which is a rather large flea market for antiques and collectibles. . Many of the same sellers from the Rose Bowl are there. I didn't have much time or money as I hadn't planned on going there but was heading that way. Had a little over two hours there but I made some excellent buys.
    This was a reasonable buy at $3. I told the seller I collect these as I live in California and it turns out he too lived in California. Also we were both in California at the time. Who would have thought.
    More interesting is that California insulators were made in Long Beach from 1912-1916 and I bought this in Long Beach. The factory was destroyed in a flood. That is why there is a huge concrete channel called the LA River as seen on TV and film. Los Angeles is surrounded my mountains and the rain runoff is channeled into a fairly small area.
    SpiritBear mentioned that my previously posted 162 may be a 162.1 as it is thin and it seems thin to me so I posted this as a 162.1.

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    Comments

    1. McCoyNelson McCoyNelson, 7 years ago
      Fortapache i want to know.....how big is your insulator collection?
    2. OLECODY OLECODY, 7 years ago
      Nice insulator Brian
    3. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you very much McCoyNelson. Not all that big I will count them, 26.
    4. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you very much OLECODY.
    5. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you
      dlpetersen
      iggy
      Caperkid
      Newfld
      PhilDMorris
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      TheGateKeeper
      bottle-bud
      kyratango
      McCoyNelson
      BlackWatch
      vetraio50
      EJW-54
      SpiritBear
    6. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you mikelv85.
    7. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you
      Irishcollector
      JImam
    8. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you SEAN68.
    9. OLECODY OLECODY, 7 years ago
      Nice insulator Brian sorry cannot love like or even follow people
    10. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you very much OLECODY. Leaving a comment is just fine.

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