IOTW CD 109
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CD 109 - Insulator of the Week on Wed, 21 May 2008
Nickname
Chicago teardrop pony
Related Patents
Utility Patent 286,801 issued to Bradley Fiske & Samuel Mott on October 16, 1883
Details
Embossing: (Base Rim) Chicago Insulating Co. Pat. Oct. 16, 1883
Colors: Usually just a standard aqua. Some have been found with a good degree of milk inclusions.
- PicturePoster #159570820 (aqua 109 pony)
- PicturePoster #6360438 (CD 109 & 135 comparison)
- PicturePoster #2319387 (with an inclusion)
Comments
Patented by Fiske & Mott in 1883. The primary selling point of this design involved the wire groove. There was minimal contact with the wire due to the narrow raised ribs between the cutout patterns. This was touted as a means for providing better insulating qualities. In addition, Fiske & Mott also incorporated a second feature that involved the lack of projections above the body of the insulator at the wire groove. Insulators of that time period with raised projections at the wire groove, (such as the CD 130.1 Cal Electric Works) were evidently known for their susceptibility to damage, both before and during use. The "streamline" design of the CD 109, having no projections, was an equally important selling point. Both of these features are also found on the considerably more common Chicago CD 135s.
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