1st glass insulator

[paleoheadhunter]

Found this while walking the banks of the Savannah River looking for fossils and artifacts.It's the first one I've found and I don't know anything about them.I know that where I found it was a real old railway that went along the river that is now a trail.It was barely sticking out of the muck.It says Whitall Tatum No.1 on one side and Made in U.S.A. 7-41 with an A circled on the other side.I've seen posts here about them and I was real happy with the find.If anyone has any info please let me know.Thanks!! HH!!

 

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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

paleoheadhunter,

neat.

Start of a collection>

http://www.insulatorstore.com/search.asp?scat=&stext=whitall tatum&stype=&sprice=&pg=1

have a good un..........
SHERMANVILLE

 

[paleoheadhunter]

Thanks guys for the link and the area info.I'll keep looking for them.The area I found this one is almost directly across from Fort Pulaski along what used to be the train rail that carried people from Savannah to Tybee island.Now it's just a 6 mile trail,but at low tide there seems to be an endless possibility of finds in all the mud.Thanks again..HH!!

 

[insulator245]

Thats actually a CD 155, but that does not have any affect on value