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#3711 CD 162 H.G. CO. Dark oxblood. 
- Sold Winning Bid: $4,250.00
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- Lot # 3711
- System ID # 794331
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#3711 CD 162 H.G. CO. PATENT MAY 2 1893. PETTICOAT. Dark oxblood.
"Oxblood" is a term used by insulator collectors to describe a dark amber coloration with stronger red tones than is typically seen in amber colored insulators. They were used on electric lines, some in the Pacific Northwest, and some in the Midwest. The area of northeast Washington and northern Idaho, especially in the Spokane, Washington and outlying areas, was a "hotbed" of colored signals for early day linemen collectors, including these jewels.
Varying degrees of redness is present in some of the darker amber H.G. Co signals. They range from a dark, true orange, to some having strong reddish tones. The stronger red toned units fit into the "oxblood" family. Even in the oxblood group, there is varying degrees of color toning.
This is one of the darker, more red examples.
Fourth image shows part of a page from the 1910 Electric Appliance Company catalogue which describes "specially colored" insulators for use in color coding specific lines. The information even describes the availability of "red" insulators.
An area of flaking along the inside edge of the reverse base partially shaves several drip points, as seen in the second photo (from center, to the left). Otherwise, very near mint.
Update 11:50 A.M Saturday, February 24. Third image added, showing the interior of the reverse side. The inside area of the reverse base and skirt is more accurately described as having flaking and shallow chipping.