Hi Chris:
I did not see a pic of the item you found, but based on your comment about a wood covered insulator, I'm going to throw out the idea of your glass item being a Wade threadless of some sort.
The 724.3 comes in a dark olive glass.
A pic would help if you have one.
Robin
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What is this thing? << October 11, 2009, 09:16:09 pm >>
Hi all.
While out probing along a very old line in the area I came across what appeared to be a broken bottleneck. I cleaned it up hoping it might be a guy wire strain or something, but I suspect it is not. I'm guessing it may be part of an older type of insulator where wood was used on the outside. The line was constructed between 1852 and 1854. The glass is crude, has bubbles and junk, and is an oliver amber colour with some swirls. Anybody know what this is?
Chris