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
February 2006
28 February 2006
GPO ceramic insulator - rescued from roadside heap 1975
Stand out from the crowd! Be different! Be popular with girls! (not a contractual guarantee!!) This is a genuine GPO ceramic insulator, 120 mm high, 70 mm diameter, 646 g. Clean condition, no chips, screw top with small cavity within. This item was liberated from a roadside heap near the village of Dent in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in 1975. However after 30 years sterling service as an office paperweight and door stop, it is time to find a new owner who will look after it. So if you promise to love, cherish and polish this item, please bid.
£34.33 plus £4.70 postage. 7 Bids
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Old Pot Insulator for Telegraph / Telephone System
Measuring 3.5 x 2.75 inches and 4.5 inches in length - this heavy pot insulator is in good condition. I guess that it dates from the 1930s / 40s ? The lid unscrews. Item carries GPO stamp with a hand motife and letter A.
£10.50 plus £3.50 postage. 6 Bids
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LYR RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INSULATOR
NO CHIPS OR CRACKS - NICE AMOUNT OF OLD STEAM TRAIN SOOT - Stamped LYR and a date not too clear 10?13?16?18? This is a variation with smaller numerals than the normal type!!! POST FREE worldwide!!!!!!!!
£31.00 plus FOC postage. 5 Bids
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SUPERB RAILWAY DATED STONEWARE TELEGRAPH INSULATOR
SUPERB RAILWAY DATED STONEWARE TELEGRAPH INSULATOR This large size stoneware insulator has a red glaze and was used on one of the many railway lines. It was found on a dis-used branch line of the North Norfolk railway line and is impressed to its top - the date 1959 is still visible. The telegraph wire was wrapped around the top and linked one telegraph pole to another. This really is a rare opportunity to purchase an item from the start of the great communication age. It measures just over 4.75 inches in height and is very heavy due to the thinkness of the ceramic. It is in good condition - an interesting item with no reserve!
$118.50 plus $9.00 postage. 15 Bids
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LMS Railway - Telegraph Ceramic Insulator - 1930's
You are bidding on a LMS Railway - Telegraph Ceramic Insulator in around 1930's. Fine condition but very dirty (from steam trains?) and no damaged as far as i am aware
£5.53 plus £5.00 postage. 3 Bids
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Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway telegraph Insulator
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Telegraph insulator . Dated 1913 ,dirty but not chipped and No cracks as far as I am aware.
£26.33 plus £5.00 postage. 3 Bids
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Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway telegraph Insulator
This is a very early Bullers Telegraph Insulator Made for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway date unknown. No cracks as far as I am aware.
£148.05 plus £5.00 postage. 14 Bids
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20 February 2006
LMS ceramic Telegraph insulator 1936
A nice example of an LMS marked glazed ceramic telegraph insulator of the single wire type. Marked on the side rather than the usual top cone. LMS on one side, and the other side has the "hand holding telegraph" logo, incorporating the date 19 36. It is in good condition, with no cracks or chips. No obstruction or damage to the internals.
£2.99 plus £4.00 postage. No Bids
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20 February 2006
LMS "Double" ceramic Telegraph insulator.
A nice example of an LMS marked glazed ceramic telegraph insulator of the double wire type. It is in good condition, with no cracks or chips. No obstruction or damage to the internals.
£2.99 plus £4.00 postage. 7 Bids
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19 February 2006
Red ceramic Telegraph insulator. 1961
A nice example of a red glazed ceramic telegraph insulator from the former waverley route in the Scottish borders. Marked with Telegraph symbol on the top. 1961 No1 Made in England. It is in good condition, with no cracks or chips. Red glaze slightly weathered on one side.
£46.00 plus £4.00 postage. 7 Bids
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GIGANTIC 3 TIER BULLERS PORCELAIN INSULATOR
A HUGE OLD PORCELAIN INSULATOR, WEIGHS 26LBS, APPROX 10.5 INCHES HIGH AND 13 INCHES AT IT'S WIDEST POINT, MARKED BULLERS WITH A HAND HOLDING A SPARKING INSULATOR, 1 CHIP ONE BOTTOM EDGE, OTHERWISE PERFECT, WILL MAKE A HUGE CENTREPIECE FOR ANY DISPLAY. COLLECTION PREFFERED AS POSTAGE WOULD BE HIGH DUE TO WEIGHT, UK £25 USA £30 OVERLAND (12 WEEKS)
£11.50 plus £25.00 postage. 6 Bids
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16 February 2006
Vintage Ceramic Aerial Egg Insulators
Set of 4 Vintage Ceramic EGG Aerial Insulators. Small egg type - approx. 37mm long, Used, but no obvious chips or cracks. Good for many years yet !
£1.70 plus £5.00 postage. 3 Bids
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13 February 2006
A Rare Great Western Railway insulator
This superb item is in good condition,it is made from porcelain,it measures 5.5inches in height 3inches dia,it has GWR inpressed,this item is offered with no reserve,please look at my other items
£1.70 plus £5.00 postage. 3 Bids
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13 February 2006
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Telegraph Insulator 1913
A nice example of a ceramic telegraph insulator from the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and dated 1913. 5in tall. Clearly Marked L.Y.R 13, it is in good condition, with no cracks or chips.
£39.89 plus £4.00 postage. 15 Bids
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09 February 2006
Ceramic Insulator L.M.S - by G & G - VG Condition
Ceramic Insulator, has L.M.S stamp on one side of top rim and " English Make" " G & G" stamp on the other. In very good condition with no chips or cracks to inner or outer sleeves. There are some streaks in the glaze but these appear to have happened during manufacture.
£1.64 plus £3.50 postage. 3 Bids
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08 February 2006
GWR Railway Telegraph Insulator
Great Western Railway Telegraph Insulator Good Condition, hairline crack accross the top but solid
£0.99 plus £3.50 postage. 1 Bid
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06 February 2006
GWR Railway Telegraph Insulator
Great Western Railway Telegraph Insulator Very Good Condition
£1.99 plus £3.50 postage. 1 Bid
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06 February 2006
L.M.S Insulator, Railway, LMS, insulater
A Ceramic Insulator. Stamped LMS around the top. In good condition, no cracks or damage just a little dirty. Stands 12.5cm (approx) ***UK POST ONLY***
£0.99 plus £3.95 postage. 1 Bid
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06 February 2006
DOULTON PATENT RAILWAY POT INSULATOR
ANOTHER ONE OF MY RAILWAY INSULATOR POTS COMES WITH STAMP SERIAL NUMBER
£5.00 plus £6.00 postage. No Bids
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05 February 2006
Bullers London Railway Telegraph Insulator
Original Bullers London Railway Telegraph Insulator. Dirty Ex pole undamaged condition except for a hairline crack 3" long, Y shaped at rear!
£1.20 plus £3.00 postage. 2 Bids
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04 February 2006
CERAMIC INSULATOR TRADE MARK ELECTRIC BOLTS
This scorched ceramic insulator measures 4" high and has a base diameter of 3 1/2". It is impressed with a trade mark of an insulator with bolts of electricity shooting out from the top. No damage.
$9.99 plus postage. 1 Bid
Return to Top of Page04 February 2006
L.M.S. & L.N.E.R. TELEGRAPH WIRE INSULATORS (2)
Any of you over about 40 years of age will remember the long rows of telegraph poles that used to stand in line alongside the railway. They were all cut down after the telegraph and telephone wires they carried were put underground in the 1960's. The items offered are 2 of the ceramic insulators that were used to attach the wires to the posts. They are soiled due to their time in all weathers being shrouded in the smoke from steam locomotives. One is embossed "L.N.E.R." (London and North Eastern Railway) the other "L.M.S." (London, Midland and Scottish). Thousands of these were smashed when the poles were cut down, this is a pair that has survived undamaged.
£5.00 plus postage. 3 Bids
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GRAMPA - Original Keith Neal English Insulator
Historic English insulator from the collection of Keith Neal, Guernsey, Channel Islands, who researched the British Railway Lines and their insulators. When Mr. Neal sold his collection, Marilyn Albers the leading foreign insulator collector was able to make some of Neal's choice pieces available to US collectors. This is one of the pieces -- a neat Fuller Langdon Patent. It measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/4". Marking: Incuse marking FULLER LANGDON PATENT. Condition: Has a 1.75" long spider grazing along the base edge of the insulator. No missing porcelain.
$61.49 plus postage. 4 Bids
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