Or it could have just been cleaned-
hontell that insulator is either stained or painted but not an original color.
that insulator is either stained or painted but not an original color.
Respectfully, I beg to differ. Look at how the light's passing through it, that wouldn't be possible with paint and stain wouldn't stick for long.
A big if, there MAY have been a color shift over the decades since that insulator was molded. Depending on the glass formulation some color change in antique glass can happen when exposed to sunlight. A good example is antique glass doorknobs that start out clear but turn violet over the years.
To the bat cave-
That's interesting, I've never seen a red insulator. Almost a work of art in it's own right.
Perfect gift for Christmass
Which by the way are fast disapearing from railroad right of ways. Henmingray is only one of hundreds of companys that produced these jewals
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