CD-132 Dec. 19-1871 No. 2 - Blue &Green (Back) - Chicago Northwestern RR - Boone Co., IA

By Jack Kesling; posted December 31, 2020

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This post shows two additional CD 132 early Hemingray No. 2 telegraph bullets that were found between 1973 and 1975 on the Chicago Northwestern Railroad as it ran West out of Boone, Iowa and crossed the Des Moines River toward Ogden, Iowa. The colors included: sapphire blue (Left) and sage green (Right). Details on the script 2 on the back of these two insulators are as follows:

CD-132 Patent /Dec.19-1871 (Front Dome) - Large Script 2 (Back Dome - Mold Number "A") - Sapphire Blue (Bubbles / Microbubbles /Crude Overpour) - Measurements: 75 mm Wide x 110 mm Height. (Left)

CD-132 Patent /Dec.19-1871 (Front Dome) - Large Script 2 (Back Dome - No Mold Letter) - Sage Green (Bubbles / Microbubbles /Crude Overpour) - Measurements: 75 mm Wide x 110 mm Height. (Right)

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