In this issue of Crown Jewels we are pleased to present a second series of colored pictures of world class CD 151 insulators. These are among the best examples of that style known to the hobby. (See the May issue of Crown Jewels for part one.)

If I can get the page numbers correct this month, the insulator at the top of page 31 is our cover girl. She's a beauty with a remarkable deep purple swirl in the dome. With the sharp drip points many of these 151's have on both the outer and inner skirts, I'm always amazed they survived telegraph and railroad environments without more damage to their girlish figures. At the bottom of page 31 is a two tone green, smooth based, example with colorful swirls.

Page 32 (top) features a smooth base 151 in depression glass green. And at the bottom, the one and only amber HG CO CD 151 ever found. Last month we pictured a red amber "no name" (unembossed) example that had been dug in the dump of a glass factory. The amber H G Co shown this month was found in use. In fact, a collector reportedly observed the unusually dark colored insulator on a line for a long time before stopping to check it out. There's some inner skirt damage, but who can complain when the insulator is one of a kind.

Page 33 (top) depicts a peacock blue N.A.T.Co. But this one is different. If the picture looks "fuzzy", it's because the insulator is full of milk. If the basic color of the insulator was green, we'd call the resulting color "jade". So maybe we should describe this one as jade peacock? Or jade milk peacock? How about... just calling it pretty. At the bottom of page 33 is a silver colored 151 with purple swirls.

On page 34 are two more smooth based 151 's. At the top is another nice green swirled example. Just because we've shown several green 151's, please don't think they are common. It's not at all unusual for dramatic green examples to sell for $7,000 each or more! At the bottom of page 34 is a choice dark cornflower blue 151. These are much more common, but every bit as beautiful.

In case the May and June color inserts have inspired you to collect CD 151's, here's some useful information to help you get started. 151's were manufactured by Brookfield, HG Co (Hemingray), and (likely) King City Glass Works. Additional "no name" varieties are found.

John and Carol McDougald's Insulator Price Guide lists three embossing varieties in 151's made by Brookfield. HG Co examples are found in at least 18 mold styles (including smooth based examples, those with drip points on both the inner and outer skirts, drip points on only the outer skirt, and various embossing configurations.) Three different markings are found on the "no name" specimens, and some 151's can be found with no embossing whatsoever.

But it is the HG Co specimens that are the most widely collected. The is probably due to the wide variety of colors found in H G Co units. Here's a list of HG Co CD 151 colors named in the Price Guide: Aqua, light aqua, ice aqua, ice blue, blue aqua, light blue, light steel blue, green tint (off clear), smoke, Hemingray blue, light cornflower blue, purple tint, cornflower blue, dark cornflower blue, apple green, clear, depression glass green, green, teal blue, sapphire blue, jade green milk, forest green, olive green, dark yellow green, yellow olive green, orange brown amber, purple, peacock blue, electric blue, light electric blue, cobalt blue, dark peacock blue, dark electric blue, milky aqua, lime green, ice aqua with purple swirls, and gray purple. No doubt there are a whole lot more colors waiting to be described, such as the "peacock blue jade milk" shown on page 33. Add in amber swirls, bubbles and junk-in-glass and the 151's can become a specialty with no end in sight.

If you were to collect 151's produced by all manufacturers, you could add emerald green, celery green and root beer amber to your insulator rainbow.

The CD 151's shown in the May and June issues of Crown Jewels are owned by Tim Wood of Oregon and Tommy Bolack of New Mexico. Photographs are by Carol McDougald.