Research Division

Reprinted from "INSULATORS - Crown Jewels of the Wire", November 1974, page 28

Dear Dora,

I've recently been stationed in Oahu, Hawaii, with the Navy. I've attended a few swap meets here and came across a new threadless insulator. According to the man I bought it from, the insulator was dug on one of the original plantations on Oahu. The picture and shadow sketch enclosed are of the insulator, which is lime green with many bubbles, having some signs of having been in a fire.

Side	Top

The top (labeled 'broken" in the sketch) is broken almost all the way around. But the left most portion on top seems to be the outer edge of the top. 

There is what looks like a mold mark on that edge extending about 1/4" horizontally along the intact portion. There also seems to be what looks like mold marks across the top. The dimensions are illustrated on the shadow sketch. The base is smooth and flat. There is no name or embossing. From a three part mold.

Where it could have been made, I have no idea. Perhaps it was produced privately by the plantation it was dug on. I think this is one of the most unusual insulators I have ever seen. Anyone having any ideas about it, please write, especially collectors in Hawaii. 
Sincerely, 
David Gray 
VP-4 FPO 
San Francisco, CA 96601

Hi,

Thought you might be interested in the following pictures.

Looks like it came out of the same mold used to make CD 267.

Embossed: N.E.G.M. CO.

Found by me and my brother-in-law, Greg Gallager.

Thanks,

Leslie Lidtke