Same insulator as the previous but a front seat view of the amber swirling that this greenish B&O has at its mold-line. Joe has been in touch with Chris Renaudo sharing notes about these neat colored CD 136 B&O's. From Joe's experience, he has found a good number of them in the New England area. Locally here in the Boston area they seemed to have been either replacements or left-over's used during line rebuilding when the CD 151, 145, 152 or 154 (as the Western Union Standard) were the standard and thus re-used. Joe also was welcomed to a cache of them in October 1968 in northeast Connecticut along a railroad line. This line once had telegraph lines strung on both sides of its track!

The B&O's were buried in the leaves indicating that the poles had been cut down at least a decade earlier. This find was discovered by the late Margaret Oveson, a pioneer collector from Massachusetts and whom Joe went on many insulator hunting trips with. Far beyond his bike-riding possibilities! They found some great insulators together from the above line and a solitary light green (no swirls, etc) CREB CD 136 B&O came home with Joe from one of their expeditions. Joe no longer owns that piece and cannot recall where the one pictured originated. He thinks from a Yankee Polecat Insulator show in the 70s or early 80s. And, check this out. He still has one of those aqua ones from his October 1968 adventure stashed away in a box uncleaned (as found!). Boy what a way to recall memory lane and those you shared it with!