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| ********************* Auction Date October, 2024 ************************** |
CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $280 Color: Aqua
 | Bubbles in both ears, almost mint with only a couple of small dings along mold line at base |
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| ********************* Auction Date August, 2024 ************************** |
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CD-263 - Columbia Light Blue Sold For: $200
 | CD 263 Columbia (040) Light Blue. Beautiful color. Will look even nicer once thoroughly cleaned of dirt in the threads of the outer skirt. |
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| ********************* Auction Date May, 2024 ************************** |
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CD-263 - Columbia Blue Aqua Sold For: $160 Item: #89
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| ********************* Auction Date April, 2024 ************************** |
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CD-263 - OAKMAN MFG.CO. Sold For: $352 Color: Light Aqua
 | This light color contrasts well with the more typical Aqua examples. This It is also the less common embossing variant with "OAKMAN M'F'G CO. BOSTON" along with three patent dates on the base. 3/8" chip on the right eye, 1/4" flake in the middle of the skirt, a few little rough areas here and there. A great piece for the Columbia or Oakman collector! |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $132 Color: Hemingray Blue w/ Amber Swirls
 | The good news is that there is nice swirling in the ears! The bad news is that it has a fracture around the skirt and over dome. The amber dances around in the ears, and there is a heavier concentration in the right ear. There is a skirt chip about half the width of the base that can be seen above the "HEMINGRAY" embossing. It appears this has been reglued. There is a fracture from the pinhole down to either side of the skirt. 3/4" inner skirt chip. What a stunning piece this would be without the damage! This insulator is embossed with the trade name "Columbia" as well as Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! The consignor says they paid $25 for this in 1994; what is it worth now? |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $165 Color: Aqua w/ Milk Swirls
 | Milk swirls can be seen all around both skirts and in the bottom of the ears, mostly when base lit. This is quite unusual. This insulator, produced by Hemingray, is embossed with the trade name "Columbia" as well as Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! 1 3/4" inner skirt chip, two 1/4" ear flakes on the rear, otherwise very near mint. An oddity you don't run across very often! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $176 Color: Dark Blue Aqua
 | This insulator is embossed with the trade name "Columbia" as well as Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! A little scuff on the saddle groove and one of the ears, 1/8" BB ding, otherwise easily very near mint. See lot 150 and lot 151 for Hemingray-embossed Columbias. A very popular style! |
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| ********************* Auction Date January, 2024 ************************** |
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CD-263 - Oakman Columbia Light Blue Sold For: $410 Item: #82
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CD-263 - Columbia Dark Aqua Sold For: $270 Item: #81
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| ********************* Auction Date October, 2023 ************************** |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $275 Color: Blue Aqua
 | Extra tall variant, over 1/4" taller than a standard unit! This Hemingray-embossed Columbia style is less common than the variant offered in lot 148. Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent for "tie eyes" appears on the front, along with the trade name "Columbia". The drip points are in great shape, and the insulator is easily very near mint. The extra circumferential mold line 1/4" up from the base gives the piece an even more impressive presence on your shelf. A very nice example! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $220 Color: Dark Blue Aqua
 | This insulator is embossed with the trade name "Columbia" as well as the date of Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! For the Hemingray-embossed variant, see lot 149. 1/4" open bubble on the base with a little skirt flaking, otherwise easily very near mint. The threading on the inside of the skirt adds a bit of a different touch! |
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| ********************* Auction Date October, 2022 ************************** |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $605 Color: Aqua EIN: [030]
 | Extra tall variant! Over 1/4" taller than the standard unit! The extra circumferential mold line 1/4" up from the base can be seen towards the lower left side in the Main Large view. Some scuffing on the high point of the shoulder, 1/4" bruise on the left "eye", 1/8" ding on the dome, otherwise about very near mint. The insulator is embossed with Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent for "tie eyes". This tall variant will stand head and shoulders among your other Columbias! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $253 Color: Deep Aqua EIN: [050]
 | These "wide-eared variant" units were designed to carry a larger diameter cable than the "normal-eared" Columbia insulators. 1/8" open bubble on the base, otherwise very, very near mint. Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent for "tie eyes" appears on the front, along with the trade name "Columbia". As an extra bonus, there are a couple of amber threads floating across the top of the dome. If you want an example of this CD, why not get the more unusual wide-eared variant? |
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| ********************* Auction Date July, 2022 ************************** |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY // COLUMBIA Sold For: $176 Color: Aqua EIN: [020]
 | Classic "HEMINGRAY" stamped embossing. 1/4" skirt/base flake, a couple of 1/8" flakes on the ears. The front right ear and the rear have some speckling that almost makes it look like there's snow in the insulator. See lot 141 for a Columbia variant without the Hemingray embossing. See also lot 140 for a "Baby Columbia." They are all embossed with Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent date for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $176 Color: Blue Aqua EIN: [040]
 | This Columbia insulator does not have the "HEMINGRAY" embossing, unlike lot 142. It has threading on the inside of the outer skirt and Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent date for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! See lot 140 for its smaller cousin, the "Baby Columbia". 1" bruise on the inner skirt, otherwise about very near mint. The "eyes" have it! |
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| ********************* Auction Date June, 2022 ************************** |
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CD-263 - Columbia Blue Aqua Sold For: $160 Item: #186
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| ********************* Auction Date April, 2022 ************************** |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $154 Color: Dark Aqua
 | Small bruises on three of the four "eyes", otherwise about very near mint. This is embossed with Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent date for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! See lot 156 for the smaller No 2 Columbia. |
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| ********************* Auction Date September, 2021 ************************** |
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CD-263 - Columbia Dark Aqua Sold For: $130 Item: #603
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| ********************* Auction Date June, 2021 ************************** |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY // COLUMBIA Sold For: $308 Color: Aqua
 | See my eyes! A little scuff on the front, otherwise easily very near mint. This is embossed with Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent date for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! |
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| ********************* Auction Date October, 2020 ************************** |
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CD-263 - PATENTED. JUNE. 17. 1890 Sold For: $297 Color: "Lighter" Aqua
 | This is the rare embossing variant with just the single patent date for the "ears". A couple of 1/4" flakes and a little scuffing here and there. An unusual canvas "liner" is causing the dark pinhole area in the photo. Embossing specialists, take note! |
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CD-263 - OAKMAN MFG.CO. / COLUMBIA Sold For: $198 Color: Light Aqua
 | Boldly embossed on the base "OAKMAN M'F'G CO. BOSTON" along with three patent dates. 3/4" inner skirt chip, stress line in the pinhole, otherwise very, very near mint. These Light Aqua "OAKMAN" embossed units are much less common than the more typically encountered Aqua units without the "OAKMAN" embossing. The threads on the inside of the outer skirt gives this piece an additional spin! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $154 Color: Blue Aqua
 | A pleasing blue color, compared to the more common dark aqua examples. There are small patches of scuffing in various locations and a thin open bubble on the left ear. The spirals in the skirt make it look like the threading goes all the way to the base. It is embossed with Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent date for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! |
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| ********************* Auction Date September, 2019 ************************** |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $220 Color: Blue Aqua
 | Larger power pieces often suffer significant damage to the drip points. These drips are perfectly shaped, with just a stress line through one of them. Several scuffs and scrapes here and there are mentioned for completeness. This sharp drip point variant is a little harder to find than the smooth base variant. A "must have" piece for any Hemingray or power collector! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $143 Color: Dark Aqua
 | {Wide ear} {Inside of outer skirt is threaded} 1/8" and 3/8" inner skirt chip and a factory open bubble stretching over the left ear, otherwise very near mint. The wide-eared style was used to hold a larger cable. It is much less common than the "normal-eared" style so don't pass this by! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $143 Color: Dark Aqua
 | {Inside of outer skirt is threaded} 1/8" ding and a 1/2" flake on the right ear, otherwise about very near mint. The classic Columbia! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $165 Color: Light Aqua
 | 1/8" bubble on the skirt with a couple of short, radiating stress lines, otherwise about very near mint. These are often found in a non-descript aqua color, but the thick glass makes this Light Aqua example stand out! Clean and shiny! |
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| ********************* Auction Date December, 2018 ************************** |
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CD-263 - PAT'D MAY 12 1891 / COLUMBIA Sold For: $352 Color: Green Aqua w/ Amber Swirls
 | {Wide groove} Easily grades very near mint. The wide groove variant was designed to hold a larger cable. See lot 134 for the "standard groove" style. This is a much harder style to find, and the amber highlights in the ears add extra interest. |
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CD-263 - PAT'D MAY 12 1891 / COLUMBIA Sold For: $176 Color: Green Aqua w/ Amber Swirls
 | 1" stress line in the ear, 1/2" inner skirt chip, otherwise about very near mint. There's a nice mix of amber which is predominately in the ears, showing off the swirls very well. See lot 135 for the "wide groove" variant. A nice step up from your basic aqua Columbia! |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY // COLUMBIA Sold For: $143 Color: Aqua
 | {Smooth base} Small 1/4" stress line at the mold line, otherwise easily grades very near mint. This insulator bears the strong Hemingray "stamped" style lettering. It is embossed with Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent date for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! |
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| ********************* Auction Date April, 2018 ************************** |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $88 Color: Aqua
 | {Smooth base} 1/2" base flake, a few dings and flakes here and there, overall very good condition for this style. This larger Columbia style was made by several companies including Hemingray. The insulator is really a combination of Samuel Oakman's patents of June 17, 1890 and May 12, 1891. The former refers to the "dovetail projections" ("ears") and the latter to the "eyes" on this style. This is the Columbia for the Hemingray collector! |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $231 Color: Deep Aqua
 | PAT'D MAY 12 1891 / COLUMBIA {Inside of outer skirt is threaded} About very near mint. Samuel Oakman held the patent for the "Columbia" insulator, but the style was produced by various manufacturers, including Hemingray, which can be seen in lot 182. |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $1,815 Color: Green w/ Heavy Amber Swirls
 | PAT'D MAY 12 1891 / COLUMBIA {Inside of outer skirt is threaded} A little chatter on the inside of the outside skirt as can been seen in the photo, otherwise very, very near mint. A stunning piece with a green base color and with incredible amber swirls which are especially pronounced in the ears! One of the best examples you will find! |
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| ********************* Auction Date May, 2017 ************************** |
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CD-263 - PATENTED JUNE. 17. 1890 Sold For: $418 Color: Aqua
 | Easily grades very near mint, some light base scuffing indicates it might have been used for a door stop. Nice "micro bubble" trails can be seen in both ears. Samuel Oakman's June 17, 1890 patent was for "tie eyes." Note that this is the much less common embossing variant that does not include the May 12, 1891 patent date for the "tie eyes". See lot 154 for the CD 262 Columbia variant; what a pair! |
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| ********************* Auction Date September, 2015 ************************** |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $165 Color: Blue Aqua
 | Outstanding condition! It seems that a characteristic of these pieces is that they often sustain tong marks when they are removed from the mold, perhaps because the glass was so heavy. Another possible side effect of the weight is that the drip points are slightly flattened. We are calling this piece blue aqua, but it is leaning towards Hemingray blue, and it's a great example of a Columbia! (#0156) |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $143 Color: Aqua
 | A tiny flake away from mint! This insulator shows the strong Hemingray "stamped" style lettering, and is embossed with Samual Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent date for "tie eyes," the feature that makes the Columbia style so unique! (#0157) |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $121 Color: Green Aqua
 | A couple of 1/4" areas of bruising, otherwise about very near mint. The color is leaning towards green, but to be conservative we'll call it green aqua. Samuel Oakman's May 12, 1891 patent date for "tie eyes" appears on the skirt. (#0127) |
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| ********************* Auction Date March, 2015 ************************** |
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CD-263 - PATENTED JUNE 17 1890 Sold For: $798 Color: Bright "Electric" Blue
 | The only damage worth noting is a 3/8" shallow base flake. A difficult embossing to acquire in any color, this insulator begins to approach the electric blue colors of H.G.CO. signals. WOW! The clarity and the thickness of the glass show off this spectacular color! (#0946) |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY // COLUMBIA Sold For: $176 Color: Rich Blue Aqua
 | Hemingray Columbias are difficult to find undamaged, but this one? Perfect drips! Fantastic condition! A little lehr kiss near the left mold line. What a great example and a contrast with our other featured CD 263s! (#0945) |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $308 Color: Green Aqua w/ Amber Swirling
 | Wonderful condition with just a small inner skirt flake. There are nice amber swirls around the piece; however, they are most pronounced in the pinhole region and the ears. This piece has a lot of extra character compared to your run-of-the-mill Columbia! (#0917) |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $1,265 Color: Amber-Swirled Deep Yellow Green
 | A 1" area of minor flaking on the inside of the outer skirt, otherwise great condition! What a stunning color! You can see the rich Yellow Green in the pinhole area and incredible distinct amber swirling in the ears. An extreme example of this coloration! (#0944) |
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| ********************* Auction Date October, 2014 ************************** |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY Sold For: $209 Color: "Hemingray Blue"
 | Factory mint with a lehr kiss on the rear skirt. The insulator may have slumped a little during annealing, giving the appearance of round drips and oval eyes. Most people would consider this color "Hemingray Blue" but we'll be conservative and put it in quotes! This is a hard piece to get in great condition; don't miss out! (#7729) |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $242 Color: Dark Aqua
 | VNM. Some factory annealing lines can be seen in the pinhole. This is the much less common "wide ear" variant! Do you have one? (#7725) |
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| ********************* Auction Date March, 2014 ************************** |
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CD-263 - OAKMAN MFG.CO. Light Aqua Sold For: $220 Color: Light Aqua
 | A small base chip takes out part of "MFG" on this base-embossed Oakman piece, otherwise it's in great condition! (#7730) |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Dark Aqua Sold For: $121 Color: Dark Aqua
 | A little flaking around the rear of the eyes, otherwise nearly perfect. Nice and shiny! (#7721) |
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| ********************* Auction Date October, 2013 ************************** |
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CD-263 - OAKMAN MFG.CO. Sold For: $132 Color: Light Aqua
 | Skirt chip and a discolored repair affects "ON" in "BOSTON". There are 3 patent dates on the base of this neat power piece! (#7731) |
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CD-263 - HEMINGRAY // COLUMBIA Sold For: $176 Color: Aqua
 | Nice clean piece in excellent condition. Nice pairs of eyes & ears! (#7727) |
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CD-263 - COLUMBIA Sold For: $176 Color: Dark Aqua w/ Amber Streaks
 | VNM. An unusually wide amber band in the front goes over the pinhole and down to the rear threads! (#7722) |
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