Lot 114

Price Realized:  $660
CD 158 BOSTON BOTTLE WORKS, Light Aqua; classic Boston!
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Lot 114: CD 158 BOSTON BOTTLE WORKS  Color: Light Aqua  Description: {Four segmented threads} {Narrow wire groove} All Boston insulators have segmented threads. Most are marked with "PATENT APPLIED FOR" on the base of the threads or on the base of the inner skirt. Some styles list Samuel Oakman's October 15, 1872 patent date for "Improvement in Formers for Segmentally Screw Threaded Insulators". This unique style with six sloping flat panels on the crown is similar to CD 158.2 in lot 116. A classic and desirable early Boston insulator!
Estimate: $500 - $600  Open: $10
Price Realized:  $660

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