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#527 - "Confederate egg" - Deep opaque green. 
- Sold Winning Bid: $575.00
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- Lot # 527
- System ID # 262280
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#527 701.6 Unmarked. Deep opaque green.
A “Confederate egg” which was discovered in Richmond, Virginia in 1990, at a former location of a Civil War warehouse. Historical significance makes these crude relics one of the most desirable insulators in the hobby. They survived the large fire which occurred in Richmond on April 3, 1865, as city residents and government officials fled, and Union forces entered. The bloody war ended shortly afterwards, the Confederate States having lost their capitol city, and other recent important battles.
One of the most popular insulators in the hobby, and for good reason. They are exceptionally crude and are as historical as any insulator can get!
Thick, heavy glass. Milky, opaque with white chunks of material inside the glass.
No chips!
Update: 9:A.M. Sunday, June 28. Three photos added. Third and fourth photos show the excellent condition of the base. Third photo has a small red arrow which marks a faint line that shows on the inside and outside of the insulator. This is a narrow fracture which likely occurred from the heat of the 1865 fire. It does not travel to the base, rather starts at the base of the pinhole and traverses approximately two inches up the pinhole. All other lines seen on the inside and outside surface are milky impurities in the glass or reflections from folds and creases. There's an abundance of milky streaks and white chunks inside the very opaque glass.