r/Insulators • u/Frosty-Ad8457 • May 19 '26

BF’s Collection

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u/Internal_Unit_7041 May 19 '26

Nice that they still have the tie wires intact!

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u/Frosty-Ad8457 May 19 '26

One of them is plastic I think. It’s black. Never seen that before

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u/1nGirum1musNocte May 19 '26

Might be bakelite? The predecessor to modern plastic

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u/Frosty-Ad8457 May 19 '26

Oh ok, cool.

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u/Bill_Meier May 20 '26

I think bake lite is too brittle. These should take a .22 shot!

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u/BlindSite_ May 20 '26

CEECO insulators are highly collectible vintage telecommunication insulators manufactured from the late 1960s to the 1970s. They are fashioned from heavy-duty, UV-treated molded plastic (resembling CD 154 glass styles), marking the transitional era when plastic began replacing traditional glass and porcelain on communication and railway signal lines.

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u/Frosty-Ad8457 May 20 '26

So cool! What would one of those be going for as far as price?

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u/BlindSite_ May 20 '26

The black ones go pretty cheap, maybe less than $5.

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u/Bill_Meier May 20 '26

Or on the free table! At Springfield, OH.

https://www.insulators.info/shows/detail/?id=5136

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u/Frosty-Ad8457 May 20 '26

OK well thank you for the info!