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#2618      CD 642       VA      Carbon bubbles.        Green.

  Lot # 2618
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  • Lot # 2618
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#2618      CD 642       VA        Green with carbon bubbles

 "Gingerbread Man. "   A group of 11 carbon bubbles cascade downward with streaming tails behind them. French glass insulators are typically produced with high quality standards, and "character" is rarely present in them.  

The bubbles with long trailing tails closely resemble shooting stars.  Quite an interesting character piece!

A glass factory by the name of La Verrerie Ouvriere d’Albi was formed in1896 in the town of Albi, France.  Bottles were produced at the glasshouse for a number of years.  In 1917, the factory began making insulators for the French National Defense.  Various insulators were manufactured at the plant, including the CD 642 "Gingerbread Men" with "VA" marking. 

Third image is a vintage illustration of the factory.  Courtesy Lis & Jim Bergman.

One inch stress line on inner skirt, otherwise very near mint.