********************* Auction Date October, 2024 ************************** |
CD-127 - BROOKFIELD Sold For: $40 Color: Aqua
| Very clean, has a little wisp of milk
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CD-127 - W.U.T. / Cauvets / Brookfield Sold For: $15
| CD 127 W.U.T. / Cauvets / Brookfield (080) Light Aqua. The W.U.T. stands for Western Union Telegraph. Louis Cauvet is the man who patented internal threads for insulators. |
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CD-127 - {Unembossed} Sold For: $72 Color: Light Blue w/ Milk Worm
| This is an early "Mold line over dome" (MLOD) style. What catches your eye is a milky worm starting in the lower wire ridge, wrapping around the wire groove, and zigzagging around in the dome, stopping above the pinhole. 1/4" flake on the crown at the mold line, otherwise easily very near mint. A nice early telegraph insulator! |
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CD-127 - W.U.T. Cauvet's Brookfield Light Aqua w Heavy Cream Sold For: $40 Item: #102
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CD-127 - BROOKFIELD Sold For: $88 Color: Light Aqua w/ Spiraling Milky Worm
| A milky worm makes two full wraps around the pinhole before ending in a spiral of milk in the dome. The swirling in the threads adds extra emphasis to the worm. 1/8" base flake, a few dings and pings here and there. A Western Union Telegraph Company special! |
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CD-127 - BROOKFIELD Sold For: $50 Color: Light Aqua
| A 1/4" dome bruise and associated 1" fracture, 1/4" dome fisheye. A nice old Brookfield insulator, produced for the Western Union Telegraph Company! |
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********************* Auction Date September, 2021 ************************** |
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CD-127 - No Embossing Light Blue Sold For: $60 Item: #116
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CD-127 - BROOKFIELD Sold For: $374 Color: Light Aqua w/ Amber Swirls
| Stunning swirls, especially on the rear as shown in view 1. Likely dug, with very mild haze and typical dings and pings. 1/2" base flake. The amber swirls especially stand out because of the light colored glass. An early Western Union style with character! |
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********************* Auction Date February, 2021 ************************** |
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CD-127 - W.U.T. Cauvets Brookfield Sold For: $35 Item: #140
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CD-127 - W.U.T. Cauvets Brookfield Larger Sold For: $85 Item: #141
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********************* Auction Date October, 2020 ************************** |
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CD-127 - W.BROOKFIELD Sold For: $688 Color: Lime Green
| A nice old Brookfield insulator, made for the Western Union Telegraph Company. About very near mint. The 2019 Price Guide lists this as $500-$600 so we will use this as our estimate. Quite a rare color you don't want to miss! |
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CD-127 - Brookfield Light Green Sold For: $70 Item: #198
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********************* Auction Date November, 2019 ************************** |
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CD-127 - Brookfield Striking Snake Sold For: $15 Item: #332
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CD-127 - Brookfield WUT SBIG Sold For: $11 Item: #330
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CD-127 - Brookfield WUT Cauvet's Sold For: $26 Item: #331
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********************* Auction Date December, 2018 ************************** |
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CD-127 - W.U. PATTERN Sold For: $506 Color: Aqua
| Crudely made with folds and creases in the glass. 1/2" fish eye (some glass missing) on the dome, otherwise about very near mint. These are believed to have been manufactured by the same company that produced the "Beaver Falls" insulators. This example has a molded circle on the dome with a large 1 in it. A great example of an early telegraph design! |
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CD-127 - {Unembossed W/1} Sold For: $1,210 Color: Deep Emerald Green
| Overall very good condition, with a 1" slice on the crown and a base flake. This is likely an early insulator produced by the Beaver Falls Glass Company in western Pennsylvania. A stunning color that still passes some light! See lot 8 for a CD 127 with the "W/1" embossing! (#0518) |
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CD-127 - W/1 Sold For: $198 Color: Blue
| Base flake and a few dings, appears to have been lightly cleaned. Based on the molding characteristics and the dome embossing, this insulator was manufactured in western Pennsylvania by the Beaver Falls Glass Company. This beautiful, deep blue insulator is a great piece of telegraph history! See lot 10 for an unembossed CD 127! (#0517) |
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CD-127 - BROOKFIELD Sold For: $110 Color: Limey Light Green
| 2" flat base flake that affects the skirt in a couple of places, otherwise great condition. A nice color insulator produced for the Western Union Telegraph Company by Brookfield. (#2421) |
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********************* Auction Date October, 2014 ************************** |
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CD-127 - BROOKFIELD Sold For: $605 Color: Lime Green w/ Snot
| Great condition! There's a nice snotty glob at the top of the pinhole and a few milk wisps in the skirt area. One of the rarer colors for this early Brookfield style; a classic! (#0439) |
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CD-127 - {Unembossed W/1} Aqua Sold For: $253 Color: Aqua
| Bruise on the crown, wire ridge flake, factory annealing lines. A nice, old telegraph insulator! (#2435) |
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********************* Auction Date February, 2014 ************************** |
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CD-127 - W.U. Sold For: $253 Color: Blue Aqua
| Two inch base fracture. This classic old insulator will fit into your collection of early glass! (#2437) |
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********************* Auction Date October, 2013 ************************** |
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CD-127 - (Dome) W/1 Sold For: $176 Color: Light Aqua
| Base bruise; has cool modest sized bubbles as can be seen in the photo! (#2436) |
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