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
May 2006
29 May 2006
Electrical Insulator
I am pleased to be auctioning today this vintage porcelain electrical insulator. This item originates from the Rail industry and is in good condition with no chips or breaks in the pot. It stands approx. 16 inches tall and is 9 inches in diameter. It has a hollow centre which makes it suitable for a cascading water feature (the current trend which actually look good when done well). The item is thought to be off a Class 310 vehicle built during the early 1960's. Happy Bidding
£10.00 plus £15.00 postage. 1 bid
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Red LMS 1947 Bullers Insulator
This is a red power transmission insulator made by Buller's Ltd. There are no chips and cracks to the insulator. One side of the insulator has been weathered and the glaze has flaked, see photo. The other side has a lovely red colour. There are two spots where the red glaze was missed off before firing. The Buller's makers mark is clearly impressed on the top of the insulator, see photo. The railway company L.M.S also has its initials impressed in the side of the top of this insulator.
£9.29 plus £4.80 postage. 4 bids
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Composite Double Groove Pothead Insulator
This insulator is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. I believe the composite material to be called Telenduron. It is complete with its lid, also composite. It is marked on the top of the lid and inside the top of the insulator with the impressed mark stating G.P.O. 61 SSA, all enclosed in a circle
£2.19 plus £4.80 postage. 2 bids
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4 Ceramic Insulators
These are 4 undamaged unchipped railway telegraph insulators. Left to right, the first one is impressed LMS and has a "2" impressed in the top. The second was recovered from the Kidsgrove to Crewe line and is impressed LMS under all that dirt. No other markings can be made out. The third is brown in colour and has a circular makers mark on the top incorporating the word ENGLAND. The mark is difficult to describe but has some swirls and possibly incorporates a T in the centre. Part of the original wiring is still attached. The fourth was recovered from Keele on the ex North Staffordshire Railway line from Market Drayton to Newcastle-under-Lyme. It carries the date 1954 on the top though no company initials. They can be collected from Madeley, Nr Crewe, or p&p is £8. If purchasing my other insulators listed as well, total postage would be £9.50
£4.99 plus £8.00 postage. 2 bids
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3 Ceramic Insulators
These are 3 undamaged unchipped railway telegraph insulators. Left to right, the uncleaned blackened one is impressed LNWR and has a small "H" impressed in the top. The second was recovered from Great Rocks Dale and has been cleaned. It carries the LMS script and on the top is a logo (looks like an insulator with sparks coming out) with the date 1945 and "MADE IN ENGLAND" also "No 1" The third is similar to the second but is dated 1954 and has no company initials. This was recovered from Wye Dale. They can be collected from Madeley, Nr Crewe, or p&p is £8. If purchasing my other insulators listed as well, total postage would be £9.50
£4.99 plus £8.00 postage. 1 bid
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3 Ceramic Insulators
Vintage Ceramic Insulator with wire attached 11cm or 4 1/2" High Diameter of base is 7.5 or 3" History is available to anyone who is interested
AU$5.00 plus postage. 2 bids
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insulator, cotton bobbin type.
recovered from a 1920s tip. off white with a bit of rust staining 3 small chips. no markings.
£1.00 plus £1.20 postage. 2 bids
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Wade gpo porcelain insulator pot
A DOUBLE GROVE POTHEAD GPO PORCELAIN INSULATOR POT AND MADE BY WADE. COMPLETE WITH SCREW TOP LID STAMPED GPO IN TOP. MARKED WITH THE WADE LOGO ON SIDE WITH GPO AND THE LETTER A NO CRACKS OR CHIPS.
£5.00 plus £3.95 postage. 1 bid
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GPO INSULATOR POT bakerlite type
A G.P.O Black insulator pot marked on lid LEA GPO 55
£2.50 plus £3.25 postage. Zero bids
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GPO INSULATOR POT bakerlite type
Nice LMS black under glaze transfer printed insulator with buller trade mark to the front NO CHIPS OR CRACKS this one has not been cut off with the pin still in so inside is good and you can easily display on a bolt if you wish.
£7.50 plus postage. 2 bids
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JOBSON BROTHERS DUDLEY railway telegraph insulator
VERY RARE Jobson Brothers PATENT Dudley England. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS this one has not been cut off with the pin still in so inside is good and you can easily display on a bolt if you wish. YOU ARE BIDDING ON THE white ONE ONLY!
£9.00 plus postage. 1 bid
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RED LMS RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INSULATOR
big double wire red insulater bullers trade amrk of a hand holding a sparking insulator and the date 1961 stamped on the side near the top and L.M.S. (London Midland and Scottish Railway company). There is a bit of wear here and there on the red but still a fantastic big size. this one has not been cut off with the pin still in so inside is good and you can easily display on a bolt if you wish. YOU ARE BIDDING ON THE RED ONE ONLY!
£77.00 plus postage. 7 bids
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GPO POLE INSULATORS
2 OFF GPO STAMPED POLE INSULATORS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,HEAVY ,BUT WILL POST GET SOME HISTORY FROM ABOVE(POLES THAT IS)
£4.50 plus £5.00 postage. 1 bid
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BR SOUTHERN REGION JUICE POT.
A BRITISH RAILWAYS SOUTHERN REGION JUICE POT. (INSULATED CERAMIC CONDUCTOR RAIL CARRIER). INSCRIBED BULLERS LTD 1954. IN WEATHERED CONDITION THIS ITEM .IS VERY HEAVY, SO POSTAGE LIKELY TO BE AROUND 10- 15 POUNDS. AS WITH ALL MY HEAVIER ITEMS, I WILL OBTAIN THE EXACT POSTAGE AND ADVISE THE WINNING BIDDER AT THE END OF THE AUCTION.
£3.00 plus £12.00 postage. Zero bid
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Wade GPO Pothead Insulator
This is a Cream Porcelain Double Groove Pothead Insulator used by the General Post Office and made by Wade. It is in excellent condition with no cracks or chips and is complete with its original lid. It has a very clear Wade makers mark on the side.
£8.50 plus £4.80 postage. 13 bids
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Red 1942 LMS Bullers Insulator
This is a RED 1942 Bullers Power Transmission insulator as used on the railways. It has a very shiny glaze with plenty of authentic smoke stains still visible. The Bullers makers stamp is clearly visable on the top and LMS is stamped clearly on the side of the top. There are no chips to the insulator just a very small hairline crack on the bottom of the outer shed that is hardly noticeable.
£38.50 plus £4.80 postage. 8 bids
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15 X PORCELAIN INSULATOR EGGS
PORCELAIN EGGS TWO SIZES; 55mm AND 80mm THE LARGEST HAVE E.12. PRINTED ON THEM AND SMALL ONES HAVE MADE IN ENGLAND 1964 PRINTED ON THEM. THEY ALL LOOK NEW TO ME BUT SOME DO HAVE SMALL CHIPS ON THEM BUT MOST ARE GOOD CONDITION. YOU ARE BIDDING ON 15 IN TOTAL.
£7.01 plus £9.00 postage. 3 bids
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G.W.R. WHITE CERAMIC TELEGRAPH INSULATOR DATED 1941
On offer is a Great Western Railway white ceramic telegraph insulator from 1941. The top is stamped MADE IN ENGLAND and dated 1941 and the side edge impressed G.W.R. Condition is good, apart from damage inside, where the item was broken off the pole (but you can't see this from the outside!). Height is 12.3 cm. We start at rock bottom on this one. Thanks for looking and happy bidding.
£0.99 plus £4.50 postage. 1 bid(s)
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GPO PORCELAIN INSULATOR POT 1960
A GPO porcelain insulator pot which were found at the top of telegraph poles. Marked on side with G.P.O and and on back with "made in england" 1960.
£5.00 plus £3.85 postage. 1 bid
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RED INSULATOR POT QUITE RARE DIFFERANT SHAPE
THIS IS I THINK A RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INSULATOR POT AS I HAVE SOLD OTHERE INSULATORS BEFORE BUT THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE IN THIS SHAPE THE COLOUR IS RED BUT IT NEEDS A GOOD CLEAN THERE IS A FEW MARKS ON THIS ONE NOT AS NICE AS THE OTHER ONES I HAVE SOLD POST IS 4 POUNDS UK ANY WHERE ELSE PLEASE EMAIL FOR PRICE ONEC AGAIN THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND INTEREST
£78.51 plus £4.00 postage. 5 bids
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London Midlan Scottish Rly. LMS Telegraph Insulator
London Midland Scottish LMS RED Telegraph Insulator marked with the letters LMS and date stamped 1939 P internals all in tact and red glaze in very good condition complete with mounting peg and nut there are some glaze chips on the reverse side to LMS logo
£30.88 plus £4.95 postage. 5 bids
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GPO OVERHEAD OPEN WIRE COMPOSITE INSULATOR
GPO OVERHEAD INSULATOR DOUBLE GROOVED DARK GREY 'COMPOSITE' MATERIAL LEA G P O 57 EMBOSSED ON TOP USED WITH 'OPEN SPAN' BARE COPPER WIRES 4.5 INCHES HIGH 3 INCHES DIAMETER GOOD CONDITION PROBABLY DATES FROM 40'S TO 50'S HAPPY BIDDING !!!!
£6.25 plus £3.50 postage. 5 bids
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GPO telephones pole step.
GPO stamped white over head telephone pole insulator 16 in nice condition. Stamped GPO on lid and on side with other unreadable stamp. highly collectable and very good condition.
£16.00 plus £3.27 postage. 5 bids
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GPO telephones pole step.
GPO pole step in good condition.
£0.50 plus £2.52 postage. Zero bids
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London Midland Scottish LMS 1934 Telegraph Insulator
London Midland Scottish LMS 1934 Telegraph Insulator bullers logo and date stamp on reverse side of the LMS logo not on the top of the insulator glaze in very good condition not chips or cracks and internals all in tact.
£4.99 plus £4.95 postage. 2 bids
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UNUSUAL GPO OVERHEAD OPEN WIRE EARTHENWARE INSULATOR
UNUSUAL AND UNCOMMON GPO OVERHEAD INSULATOR DOUBLE GROOVED EARTHENWARE WITH G P O EMBOSSED ON TOP USED WITH 'OPEN SPAN' BARE COPPER WIRES 4.5 INCHES HIGH 3 INCHES DIAMETER EXCELLENT CONDITION NO CHIPS OR CRACKS PROBABLY DATES FROM 40'S/50'S HAPPY BIDDING !!!!
£1.20 plus £3.50 postage. 2 bids
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GPO OVERHEAD OPEN WIRE 'WADE' INSULATOR
GPO OVERHEAD INSULATOR DOUBLE GROOVED PORCELAIN WITH WADE SYMBOL EMBOSSED ON SIDE USED WITH 'OPEN SPAN' BARE COPPER WIRES 4.5 INCHES HIGH 3 INCHES DIAMETER EXCELLENT CONDITION NO CHIPS OR CRACKS PROBABLY DATES FROM 50'S/60'S HAPPY BIDDING !!!!
£1.20 plus £3.50 postage. 2 bids
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GPO OVERHEAD OPEN WIRE PORCELAIN INSULATOR
GPO OVERHEAD INSULATOR DOUBLE GROOVED UNUSUAL 'PURE WHITE' PORCELAIN G P O FIRED IN BLUE GLAZE ON TOP USED WITH 'OPEN SPAN' BARE COPPER WIRES 4.5 INCHES HIGH 3 INCHES DIAMETER EXCELLENT CONDITION NO CHIPS OR CRACKS DATE UNKNOWN PROBABLY 40'S OR 50'S HAPPY BIDDING !!!!
£1.20 plus £3.50 postage. 2 bids
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ceramic insulator. couple of chips.indistinct markings
AU$5.00 plus postage. 1 bid
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Vintage Ceramic Insulator with wire attached
Vintage Ceramic Insulator with wire attached 11cm or 4 1/2" High Diameter of base is 7.5 or 3" History is available to anyone who is interested
AU$5.00 plus postage. Zero bids
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RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INSULATOR POT RED
THIS IS A GENUINE INSULATOR POT RED IN COLOUR AND ON THE TOP OF THE INSULATOR IT STATES MADE IN ENGLAND AND THE DATE IS 1950 THERE IS A SLIGHT BLEMISH ON THE TOP EDGE OF POT AS YOU CAN SEE IN PHOTO QUITE RARE NOW AS THERE WAS ONLY ONE OF THESE ON EACH TELEGRAPH POLE ANY WAY POST FOR THIS ITEM IS 5 POUNDS DUE TO WEIGHT THIS IS UK ANYWARE ELSE PLEASE EMAIL FOR PRICE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND INTERAST
£18.76 plus £5.00 postage. 3 bids
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LMS RAILWAY INSULATOR TRAIN STAEM TELEGRAPH L.M.S. BR
OLD LMS RAILWAY TELEGRAPH INSULATOR MADE OF CHINA STAMPED LMS WITH ORIGINAL WIRE 5 INCHES TALL NO CRACKS OR CHIPS OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION RAIL LONDON MIDLAND SCOTTISH LMS L.M.S. STEAM TRAIN RAILWAY BR B.R. INSULATORS
£2.50 plus £3.64 postage. 1 bid
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TELEGRAPH PORCELAIN INSULATOR LNER RAILWAY PRE 1950
TELEGRAPH PORCELAIN INSULATOR LNER RAILWAY PRE 1950 A Porcelain Insulator with original wiring attached, once a common sight on Telegraph Poles throughout the country, this example with no obvious faults, being clearly impressed LNER - London & North Eastern Railway 1923-48, so must be pre-1950, although is probably from the early 1930's, or so I have been told. Please refer to scan for details and condition, asking any questions before bidding.
£2.95 plus £5.00 postage. 2 bids
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GPO PORCELAIN INSULATOR POT marked s a p
A GPO INSULATOR POLE MARKED G.P.O AND S.A.P ..THESE PORCELAIN POT WERE ORGINALLY FOUND AT THE TOP OF TELEGRAPH POLES IN 1950/ 60'S
£5.50 plus £3.60 postage. 2 bids
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Large Buller "fattie" cordeaux insulator
This particular insulator is becoming quite hard to aquire. A recently listed item identical to this one was purchased by a UK buyer to be displayed in a London museum. The over-size Buller insulator is embossed Bullers Ltd London, it is in very good condition. There is a very small chip on the bottom of the skirt and a small wire rub in the wire groove. Both these flaws are quite hard to see.
$26.00 plus postage. 3 bids
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Bullers 1961 Red Insulator
This is a Red Bullers 1961 power transmission insulator as used on the railway lines. It has a chip out of the inner shed that does not show when the insulator is on display. The red glaze has faded with time, which seems to be common with 1961 reds. It has a very clear Bullers makers stamp on the top with the date 1961.
£9.14 plus £4.80 postage. 8 bids
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Midland Railway Corrugated Insulator
This is a white ceramic corrugated insulator as used on Midland Railway Company Lines. It has one shallow chip on the very bottom to the outer shed - see picture. The outside is in excellent condition with a lovely shiny glaze and no cracks. It has no makers mark or date.
£31.51 plus £4.80 postage. 8 bids
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