Item: 86 Description: CD 162 H.G. CO (080 – Variant) Light Blue. This is a Transition Embossed insulator. That is, drip points were added to a smooth base mold and the drip point patent date was squeezed in under the H.G. CO embossing. The variant is that there is no period after “CO” . Now for the color. How did I come up with Light Blue? Follow this progression: View 3 compares the color with a Hemingray Blue Hemingray #42 on the left and a cornflower blue Duquesne on the right. Obviously, it’s neither of those. View 4 compares the color to a H.G. signal in electric blue on the left and one in peacock blue on the right. Not even close. View 5 shows a Brooke’s blue CD 133.1 on the left. That’s out. On the right, a Teal Blue Hemingray CD 125. That bears further thought. Next View 6 with a dark sky blue CD 145 on the left and a CD 151 on the right. This CD 162 and the CD 151 are close, but “dark sky blue” beehive is out. I’ll conclude with View 7. Here the teal blue CD 125 is photographed between this insulator on the left and the CD 151 (Item 87) on the right. This insulator is lighter than the teal; while the CD 151 is closer. Light Blue is a listed color in the Price Guide for an (080) EIN; while teal is not a listed color. I concluded by calling this insulator Light Blue and the CD 151 (Item 87) Light Teal Blue. Grade B-Plus: Small upper wire ridge flake and nick; six blunted or flaked drip points.
Estimate: $250 - $300 Open: $150
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