Tillotson 731

[CD-151]

heres one of my few ebay purchases. its busted up, but theres no glass missing one of my favorite insulators enjoy

[nopcin_tterrab]

That's sweet!
For some reason, probably the character indicative of years of service, that make a busted and reglued (or just plain busted) threadless somehow almost more appealing than a mint condition one! It's kind of like a 95 year old man appears all the cooler because of the wrinkles and scars on his skin. Compare him with a school kid my age, and it's obvious who is the more charactered being.

[brains]

how much did that go for?

[CD-151]

Well, it went pretty cheap, about $150 thanks to a bad photo making the damage look worse than it was. came from a barn sale in springfield illinois

[meber_brianinok]

Hate to say this, but this is the narrow mold style that is suspected of being new production.

Brian

[ponyman]

I thought someone might pipe up with this posibly being a fake I dont know a whole lot about it but have red that they are possibly fake.

Criag

[CD-151]

i realized that awhile back, saw a thing on icon about em'. but this one looks like it was shot up the pinhole with a bb gun, and has rust in the wire groove from a wire. it looks like its seen use to me i just like havin a tillotson around. i like how their embossed

[brains]

if that was mine and i paied for it and it was fake, i would probobly do somthing stuped. Sounds to me like its real

[meber_brianinok]

When the narrow dome tillis started to come out at shows, some had rusty tie wires on them. This is easily done by wrapping iron wire around the insulator and using muratic acid to rust the metal. A hammer and a nail set could have made the bb like impact.

I'm just going with what the majority of the hobby is saying about these pieces. I'd say 75% of the hobby thinks they are suspect.

Brian

[Puce726]

Ebay (week of 7/26/06) The floodgates open. Be an informed bidder, Research and decide for yourself. Peace out!
http://www.insulators.com/pictures/?id=53268017

[CD-151]

everything from cobalt to green to olive amber. too many to be authentic . i now kno whats real and whats not