Ian Macky Explains The Colors And History Of Insulators

The majority of early multipart insulators were brown, so this gray piece is from a restricted run, and was marked to indicate that it has an particularly higher level of resistance. This insulator is 1 of quite a few lovely pieces in our museum at our Idaho Campus, and was removed from a 12,000 volt line in Idaho by our Senior Vice President, Alan Drew. We get in touch with this style CD 127.1 and with the W.U.P. huge marking it has about a $2000 value in simple aqua and more than $5000 for the rare blue shade shown. A Merhson power glass insulator or a purple Canadian insulator will sell for a higher worth than its counterpart mainly because of their reputation back in the day.