Recent Sales Noted on Ebay
I have begun listing here recent sales made on Ebay as a way of helping people value their insulators. Of course your insulators are only worth what someone will pay, but it's a start.
The details are reproduced here as they were on Ebay with some trimming, but including spelling mistakes!
The postage quoted was as advertised at the time, actual postage depended upon the bidders location. It is merely present to give an indication of postage variations as the extortionate then becomes obvious
April 2007
28 April 2007
LMS CERAMIC RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INSULATOR BULLERS NO.1
Varleys no 8 insulator retreived from old L.S.W.R. line at Itchen Abbas. Good condition just needs a clean.
£1.99 plus £4.30 postage. 1 bid
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Varleys no 8 insulator
Varleys no 8 insulator retreived from old L.S.W.R. line at Itchen Abbas. Good condition just needs a clean.
£26.00 plus £2.50 postage. 6 bids
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Varleys no 11 insulator
A Varley's no 11 insulator retreived from the Alton -Winchester railway at Itchen Abbas. This was part of The London & South Western Railway. There is a small chip on the bottom
£136.45 plus £2.50 postage. 4 bids
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brown glazed insulator.
WHITE CERAMIC GPO POT INSULATOR, ATTATCHED TO BRACKET, RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM A JOINT USER POLE IN SOUTHPORT, THE POT HAS GPO AND ANOTHER INPRINT ON IT, IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION
£4.68 plus £2.50 postage. 2 bids
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WHITE CARAMIC GPO INSULATOR AND BRACKET.
WHITE CERAMIC GPO POT INSULATOR, ATTATCHED TO BRACKET, RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM A JOINT USER POLE IN SOUTHPORT, THE POT HAS GPO AND ANOTHER INPRINT ON IT, IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION
£1.50 plus £6.50 postage. 1 bid
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Lancs & Yorks Railway RARE BULLERS Telegraph Insulator.
A very good example of the unusual and quite rare early pattern, Bullers ceramic telegraph insulator from the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Probably c1890. 4 3/4" tall. Clearly Marked L.Y.R. on one side, and BULLERS LTD LONDON, on the other, it is in good, lightly cleaned ex lineside condition. Absolutely no cracks or chips. DONT MISS THIS ONE! The cordeaux screw thread is clear and quite useable.
£40.00 plus £4.00 postage. 2 bids
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Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Telegraph Insulator 1903
A very good, and early example of the later pattern ceramic telegraph insulator from the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, dated 1903. 5" tall. Clearly Marked L.Y.R. 03 , it is in very good condition internally and externally, with no cracks or chips. The cordeaux thread is clear and useable. Made from the hard white ceramic which I think might be of European manufacture, being unlike the softer creamier ceramic typical of British manufacturers.
£14.99 plus £4.00 postage. 1 bid
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Bullers "JUMBO" Corrogated Telegraph Insulator
Another example of a corrogated ceramic telegraph insulator, used on the Midland Railway, but this is noticeably larger than usual, being taller and fatter. Clearly marked Bullers Ltd. London. 51/4" high 31/2" outside dia. Lightly cleaned only. Unfortunately there is a hairline crack running up the back, around the top and down the front (See pic). Otherwise it is in very good condition internally and externally, with no cracks or chips, and a good gloss. The cordeaux thread is clear and useable.
£9.99 plus £4.00 postage. 1 bid
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Corrogated Telegraph Insulator
A very good example of a corrogated ceramic telegraph insulator, used on the Midland Railway, similar to a Fuller Langdon patent, but this without any makers marks, and in the hard white porcelain typical of continental manufacture. In typical lineside condition, lightly washed only. Complete with a section of line wire and binding, it is in very good condition internally and externally, with no cracks or chips. The cordeaux thread is clear and useable. 4 3/4" high, 3 1/8" outside dia.
£9.99 plus £4.00 postage. 1 bid
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BROWN FULLER LANGDON PATENT INSULATOR
BROWN FULLER LANGDON PATENT INSULATOR WITH THE STAMP ON THE TOP ALSO STAMPED ON THE TOP THE MAKERS MARK (B73) THIS HAS BEEN GLAZED TOP DOWN 5 INCHS TALL NO CHIPS ON THE OUTTER RINGS OR AROUND THE CROWN ITS ALL MOST IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WHEN REMOVING THE PEG THE INNER SHED BROKE IN TO THREE PIECES BUT ALL HAS BEEN REPARED AND GLUED PREFECT BACK TOGETHER.
£10.50 plus £5.50 postage. 2 bids
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bullers ltd london langdon insulator
Triple shed 5 1/2 inch bullers ltd london langdon insulator. a very clear stamp of bullerd ltd london (every letter in the stamp is very clear printed) has been glazed up right nice smoth glazed top no chips three hair line cracks peg is broken off in side ( if u had a good set if plyers of long nose mole grips may be removed)
£10.00 plus £5.50 postage. 2 bids
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Bullers Varley No 8 Ceramic Railway Insulator
This is a very early cream Bullers number 8 Varley insulator with the early Bullers makers stamp on the side of the top. It is in good condition with no cracks or chips and the inner shed is intact.
£47.00 plus £4.00 postage. 7 bids
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GPO CERAMIC INSULATOR
WHITE CERAMIC GPO INSULATOR, IN GOOD CONDITION WITH WORKING SCREW TOP, PLEASE SEE PHOTO FOR INSPECTION, I CAN MAKE OUT THE NUMBERS 1 AND 6 AND THE GPO SIGN, YOU ARE BIDDING ONLY FOR THE FRONT INSULATOR,
£0.50 plus £4.00 postage. 1 bid
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Multi ridged white insulator pot
White insulator pot in very good, untampered condition.
£19.00 plus £4.00 postage. 2 bids
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Very rare red insulator pot
Very rare, red insulator pot in very good, untampered condition. Dated 1958.
£102.00 plus £4.00 postage. 6 bids
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Very rare red insulator pot
Very rare, red insulator pot in very good, untampered condition. Dated 1958.
£46.00 plus £4.00 postage. 10 bids
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Small Triple shed Langdon Telegraph Insulator
A good example of a scarce Triple Shed Langdon pattern Telegraph insulator. Used on a former Midland Railway Line. 5" high and 4" outside diameter. Made from a glazed cream porcelain, no makers mark, but almost certainly British Made. I have another larger version listed which is made from the hard white continental type porcelain. I show a photo of both with a standard insulator to give you an idea of size, but you are bidding on the ONE SMALL SIZED LANGDON ONLY! Amazingly there are NO cracks and only two small chips out of the bottom ridge. These are soot blackened so probably old damage. The inner sheds are perfect, and the gloss finish is fantastic...despite being buried for many years. The thread is clear and useable.
£37.66 plus £5.50 postage. 3 bids
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Large Triple shed Langdon Telegraph Insulator
A good example of a scarce Triple Shed Langdon pattern Telegraph insulator. Used on a former Midland Railway Line. 5 1/4" high and 4 1/4" outside diameter. Made from a very hard glazed white porcelain, no makers mark, but almost certainly Continental I have another smaller version listed which is made from the softer, cream coloured British type porcelain. I show a photo of both with a standard insulator to give you an idea of size, but you are bidding on the ONE LARGE SIZED LANGDON ONLY! Amazingly there are NO cracks and only one small chip out of the bottom ridge, This is soot blackened so probably old damage. There is also a rough place on the top edge where a tiny sliver of glaze has come away. The inner sheds are perfect, and the gloss finish is fantastic...despite being buried for many years. The thread is clear and useable.
£36.54 plus £5.50 postage. 3 bids
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P8411 pothead insulator
P8411 pothead insulator. BULLERS logo on the side with P8411 underneath. this is the pre 1930 model. 3 small chips to the thread under the lid, small crack in the outer shed (only visible from the inside, tiny surface marks and some manufacture imperfections. good spindle thread
£2.00 plus £4.00 postage. 1 bid
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BULLERS BRITISH MAKE super white No 1 insulator
BULLERS bright white No1 insulator, basic bullers logo on the slope, BRITISH MAKE stamped on the side (see pic). and a P stamped in the top THIS IS VERY WHITE MORE LIKE CHINA PORCELAIN THAN CERAMIC. some thread damage and a few very light scratches.
£6.49 plus £3.50 postage. 2 bids
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English Patent Glass Insulator 1891 + Full Patent Spec.
English Patent Glass Insulator with a copy of the full 1891 patent specification from the UK Patent Office comprising 7 pages of description and diagrams. Made by Dan Rylands Ltd. of Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. Dan Rylands Ltd. traded from 1888 to 1897. In aqua coloured glass and one of four which would be clamped together in a metal framework and used for insulating electrical cables. Pressed in the glass are the words "PATENT, DAN RYLANDS LTD., BARNSLEY" Size is: Length: 3.25 inches - Height: 2.25 inches - Width: 2.25 inches. Condition: Rough edges produced in manufacture and chipped/flaked to top and bottom left of item. I've tried to show the chips on photos but they're not very good, sorry./p>
$256.51 plus postage. 12 bids
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earthenware railway insulator
This appears to be earthenware as opposed to a brown glaze on white porcelain, recovered from winchester junction on the Alton to Winchester railway, alas now gone.
£22.00 plus £2.50 postage. 8 bids
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varleys insulator
Varley's insulator no 8 good condition all there just needs a clean and polish, recovered from exeter to barnstaple line so must be L.S.W.R.
£102.00 plus £2.50 postage. 5 bids
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LANGDON INSULATOR
LANGDON INSULATOR THE ONLY STAMPED MARK IS THE LETTER O OR ZERO STAMPER ON THE OUTTER RING (SHED) THE CONDISTION OF THE INSULATOR U CAN SEE THE MARKS IN THE PHOTO I HAVE TAKEN NO CRACKS OR CHIPS SCREW THEAD IS V GOOD 13 CM TALL 11 CM WIDTH
£70.56 plus £5.31 postage. 8 bids
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RED 1961 BULLERS INSULATOR
RED 1961 REALLY GOOD CONDITION NO CHIPS OR CRACKS WHEN PAINTED RED HAS FINGER SMUDGES INSIDE INNER SHED GOOD SCREW THREAD NICE CLEAR STAMP ON TOP
£8.28 plus £4.95 postage. 2 bids
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BR (M) BLACK COMPOSITE RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INSULATOR T5
BLACK COMPOSITE RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INSULATOR "POTHEAD" BR(M) Moulded "B.R.(M)" on lid. Moulded "T5" inside terminal housing. In relatively good condition, no repairs or restoration. There iare 2 chips to the base rim of the main pot.
£5.51 plus £4.30 postage. 2 bids
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Irish GPO Brown Pottery Telegraph Insulator c1930
Irish GPO Brown Glazed Pottery Telegraph Insulator c1930 Glazed earthenware telegraph insulator. Clearly marked on the top G.P.O. We bought this in the county of Fermanagh. Some say these were made at the Belleek Pottery in this same county. Condition: Very good. No flaws or damages Measures: 4.15" high X 2.45" diameter. Remember this is a small country and we are dealing in a diminishing commodity - bid with confidence.
$15.50 plus postage. 3 bids
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wade L purple insulator
wade L purple, small 3/4 inch hairline crack only visible from the inside, minimal thread damage. good colour.
£59.00 plus £3.50 postage. 10 bids
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# GPO CERAMIC INSULATOR #
GPO CERAMIC INSULATOR, NO DAMAGE.
£2.50 plus £2.80 postage. 1 bid
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GPO INSULATOR
GPO INSULATOR, PRINTED GPO.
£2.99 plus £3.00 postage. 1 bid
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GPO INSULATOR
GPO INSULATOR, IMBOSSED GPO.
£7.01 plus £3.00 postage. 4 bids
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1960 red No 1 insulator
bullers 1960 red, no chips or cracks, the usual fading and crazing also some paint runs (not too bad)
£2.00 plus £3.50 postage. 1 bid
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brown fuller langdon patent corrigated insulator
BROWN CORRIGATED WITH FULLER LANGDON PATENT STAMPED ON THE TOP NO CHIPS ON THE SIDE GROVES OR CROWN, NO FADES IN COLOUR COUPLE OF SCRATCHS INNER SHED CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES BUT ALL THERE SO CAN BE GLUED IF U CAN REMOVE PEG, I AHVE NO TOOL TO HOLD PEG THAT IS SNAPED OF LEVEL OF THE BOTTOM OF THE INSULATOR
£32.75 plus £4.00 postage. 4 bids
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OLD WHITE CERAMIC INSULATOR
Red ceramic power railway insulator. In good condition with no chips or cracks - circular makers stamp present but sadly very hard to make out
£21.01 plus £3.00 postage. 6 bids
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