Pat 1885 electrical insulator?

claddy · Oct 23, 2017

Found this at a 1900s house

HuntinDog · Oct 23, 2017

could you clean the dirt up and post a few more pictures for more angles please.

flyguy784 · Oct 23, 2017

That's a very cool one for sure. I've only seen one of those before. I knew a guy that was into collecting insulators. He told me that type was called the mickey mouse insulator because of the ears. I'd check it out further. Although glass insulators aren't generaly worth anything, there are collectors and that may be the exception.

NHBenz · Oct 23, 2017

Is the colored portion pottery/ceramic rather than glass?

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Oct 24, 2017

flyguy784 said:
That's a very cool one for sure. I've only seen one of those before. I knew a guy that was into collecting insulators. He told me that type was called the mickey mouse insulator because of the ears. I'd check it out further. Although glass insulators aren't generaly worth anything, there are collectors and that may be the exception.

Not quite. Pictured below is what is commonly called a "Mickey Mouse" insulator.

I have never seen the type that claddy has posted before. Very interesting, though.

Ice Scratcher · Oct 24, 2017

Not exactly sure what that is, but I don't think its an insulator...

Very interesting...

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claddy · Oct 24, 2017

You might be right

Looked all over the web with no results

NHBenz · Oct 24, 2017

What material is the colored portion?

claddy · Oct 24, 2017

Green and a lovely shade of glass that screams old

Whirly321 · Oct 24, 2017

It's a great piece! I have quite a few insulators and it really does have that look to it but it seems way too small. I'm stumped. Hopefully someone can pinpoint it.

Foragist · Oct 25, 2017

That is a very unique item! I'm thinking it's an electrical switch. The four ball points would be contact points. The ears are for leverage to turn it. The cool old glass is an insulator/isolator/central pivot axis.
...but that's just the wheels in my head cranking out ideas.

HuntinDog · Oct 25, 2017

That is a very interesting find.
I would still like to see it cleaned up and from more angles.

Ice Scratcher · Oct 25, 2017

Off topic, but is your digger all bent to hell or?

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Tpmetal · Oct 25, 2017

Ice Scratcher said:
Off topic, but is your digger all bent to hell or?

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I saw that too haha good eyes

claddy · Oct 26, 2017

Yes poor digger

Ice Scratcher said:
Off topic, but is your digger all bent to hell or?

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It’s having a hard life and is used and abused .lol

Foragist · Oct 30, 2017

Claddy, I'm still curious about this object. Any chance you can clean it up and post more pics? Maybe find some markings on it?

HuntinDog · Oct 30, 2017

Foragist,
I've asked that twice and for some reason CLADDY doesn't seem to want to do that.
It sure would help in finding an answer.
I'd really like to know.

coin chaser · Oct 30, 2017

It’s a jar lid! Did a little googling since I figured a insulator wouldn’t have metal and found this. Cool find. You may wanna dig more and try and find the jar!

Foragist · Oct 30, 2017

Thank you Coinchaser! Now we can sleep at night.
Nice find Claddy! Clean it up yet?

Ice Scratcher · Oct 30, 2017

Foragist said:
Clean it up yet?

Nice work all!

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