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#3520 CD 162 H.G. CO. Dark oxblood. 
- Sold Winning Bid: $1,300.00
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- Lot # 3520
- System ID # 759615
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#3520 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. 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 stronger 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 one is not as dark and red as some examples, but still fits into the beginning of the oxblood family.
Third 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.
Two very shallow, unnoticeable surface flakes on the wire ridge... one the size of a pinhead, the other, only small match head size. All the drip points appear complete or very nearly so. With very close examination, several very small flakes are discovered, which go quite undetected. The only damage even worth considering on the entire insulator is a pencil eraser diameter chip on the base corner that partially flakes one drip point... and even it is not offensive.
Update 9:15 A.M. Wednesday, January 10: Second photo added. This was photographed using fluorescent backlighting.