NICE big CORNING PYREX power line insulator

LovestheShiny! · May 8, 2019

Was driving home from Eastern Montana and North Dakota, my wife and I were near Bozeman on I-90, I saw some power crews changing out poles and updating the insulators. On a chance, we turned off the freeway, found a gravel access road, and followed it back to the crews. The really nice foreman gave us this beautiful greenish straw colored CORNING PYREX large size power line insulator. Love the color on this one and a good memory to cherish!

GLASSHOPPER1955 · May 8, 2019

That IS a nice one!

Be careful insulators can be as addicting as old bottles. :yes:

LovestheShiny! · May 8, 2019

Thanks Glasshopper - I do have a very small group of them, a couple purples and a pair of the attractive Hemingray / H. G. Co. peacock colors.

GroundSweeper · May 8, 2019

Nice one, even better story to go with it!

LovestheShiny! · May 8, 2019

Thanks GroundSweeper! A nice one now on display in my living room.

GroundSweeper · May 9, 2019

How big is it? Curious

amc rulz · May 9, 2019

That is a nice unusual one! I have about a dozen multicolored Hemmingrays and other early miscellaneous glass and porcelain. I couldn’t give ‘em away even at our yard sale so I fashioned an old pole and display them out near the garden.

LovestheShiny! · May 9, 2019

GroundSweeper, it is about 12" across and about 7" high, seems to weigh 10 lbs or more!

amc rulz - thank you, yes I do like the odd color of this glass, your group of insulators on display must look great!

zeemang · May 9, 2019

Very nice of them to give it to you, great piece!

choppadude · May 9, 2019

Nice addition to a collection! I work for Corning as does my wife, brother and 2 of my kids.

GLASSHOPPER1955 · May 9, 2019

amc rulz said:
That is a nice unusual one! I have about a dozen multicolored Hemmingrays and other early miscellaneous glass and porcelain. I couldn’t give ‘em away even at our yard sale so I fashioned an old pole and display them out near the garden.

Occasionally when driving out in the country, I've seen people mount them on their fence poles.

brncofan · May 10, 2019

awesome story cool looking insulator

matmit · May 11, 2019

Great save!
I always tell my kids, "eyes low and scanning"

LovestheShiny! · May 11, 2019

brncofan - thank you!

matmit - thanks, but for insulators it is "eyes UP and scanning!"

Yooper Rich · May 14, 2019

Wow is that a beauty!

NICE big CORNING PYREX power line insulator

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