During the period from 1968 to 1972, I was not able to locate any "older" telephone lines which carried small "pony" style telephone insulators. In 1969 a friend that I worked with at Robins AFB, Georgia learned that I collected insulators. He was living with his parent on a farm North West of Cockran, Georgia. Apparently, Southern Bell started to replace /re-build their early telephone lines some time between the late 1950's and the early 1960's and had asked to use their farm woodlot to dump the insulators used on the local lines and the drops into the houses. I was invited to their farm to explore the 1,000's of insulators dumped in the pine woods on one end of their farm.

When I got to the farm, I could not believe how lucky I was. I was looking at a pile of insulators that was about 20 feet long, 10 feet wide, and about two feet high containing 1,000's upon 1,000's of insulators. The pile contained the following CD numbers: 101, 102, 103, 106, 108, 112, 112.4, 115 and CD 1085. Most of the insulators were common and most had damage, but I was able to find many good additions to my collection. It took me five weekend days to go through the pile.

My fifth post is shows the CD 112 No Embossing greenish-aqua (with a small amber streak) keg /exchange style insulator which was found in the pile. I found five of these insulators that were collectable. The unique feature is a internal skirt ring of very small drip point. Until I took the digital picture for this post, I never noticed this feature. I'm thinking this is likely a Hemingray product which was made for Southern Bell.

I will post a picture of the ring of internal drip points [id=606599513]. A picture comparing this insulator with the the two CD 112 S.B.T.T. Co. skirt and center embossed insulators will also be posted to show the variations in the CD 112 style [id=606600276].