1 1/4" X 4"
No Markings
Photograph courtesy Dario Dimare |
1 1/4" X 3 5/8"
(Base) CHESTER N.Y.
Photograph courtesy Dario Dimare |
CD 724: USA
1 1/4" X 4"
No Markings
Photograph courtesy Dario Dimare |
1 1/4" X 3 5/8"
(Base) CHESTER N.Y.
Photograph courtesy Dario Dimare |
This style is known as "Wade". This early style was designed by Jeptha Wade to have a glass cup covered by a wooden cover to protect the insulator. These were extensively used in the 1850's. A few have been found with the wood intact.
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