Insulator of the Month - OH YEAH, IT'S RED!
Reprinted from "Crown Jewels of the Wire", February 2004, inside front cover
This CD 102, pony style, insulator is one of the few insulators made in ruby
red glass. The insulator is embossed "VTS INDUSTRIAL Co" (front) and
"NUMBER 8" (reverse). VTS, a distributor of telephone supplies, had
insulators made in ruby red and peacock blue glass for its customers. They are
an early example of an insulator commemorative. In this example, the shadows
behind the name are swirls of red milk. The 2003 Price Guide values it at $250.
Crown Jewels offers this insulator for that price as a Valentine's treat to the
first reader to contact us.
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