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********************* Auction Date September, 2024 **************************

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U-981 - 'Elliott Hat' ' One of the First Porcelain Pin-Type Insulators       Sold For: $600

U-981 Elliott Hat. This threadless insulator is one of the first porcelain pin-type insulators ever made. Ezekiel B. Elliott designed this, and a couple other styles, that were made by Fenton Porcelain as early as 1850. They were used on early telegraph lines in Boston, the northeastern U.S., and eastern Canada. The factory was located in Bennington, VT and these are sometimes called Bennington's, or Fenton's or Elliott's. This example is

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********************* Auction Date September, 2015 **************************

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U-981 - Elliott Pilgrim Hat       Sold For: $633       Color: Light Cream Porcelain

Mint! Nicknamed the "Elliott Pilgrim Hat." Some of these are white, but this one has a light cream tint to it. A patent was granted to Christopher W. Fenton on September 22, 1837 for manufacturing fire brick. This compound was used to produce "Flint Enamel Ware" and the Elliott insulators: U-979, U-980, U-981. A second Fenton patent covered the transparent glaze. Many publications of the time extolled the strength, the insulating properties, and the economy of the Elliott insulators. A variety of tests proved that they were difficult to break, and that moisture did not condense as it did on glass. This is a fine example of an Elliott, so it's a good time to acquire one! (#0164)

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