Letters to the Editor
Reprinted from "INSULATORS - Crown Jewels of the Wire", February 1983, page 28
Dear Dora,
One of the interesting things about collecting
CD 121 toll insulators is the embossing variations encountered. The different
AM. TEL & TEL CO. embossings would be a collection in itself.
Prior to
moving to Florida I lived in Maryland and worked for C. & P. Telephone
Company. I listed every variation of embossing of this particular toll in my
collection and those of fellow collectors.
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Earliest Type:
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No dome markings (lt.
aqua)
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Later Type (A):
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Dome #1 (lt. aqua, blue, green)
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Later Type (B):
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Dome #.1 (lt. aqua)
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Embossing variations of above:
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(1) C. & P. TEL. Co.
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(2) C. &. P. TEL Co.
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(3) C. &. P TEL Co.
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Latest Type:
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Dome #.2 (aqua, green)
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(1) C. & P. TEL
Co.
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The embossings of the different types vary even though the period sequence
is the same. I have never seen a letter or any other number on the dome of these
insulators. Would be very interested to know of any additional variations or
information about the C. & P. TEL Co. insulator
Good Collecting,
Kenneth M.
House
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