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#3632 742 M.T. CO. Light blue. 
- Sold Winning Bid: $475.00
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- Lot # 3632
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#3632 742 M.T. CO. Light blue.
Base embossed. Scarce, attractive, true blue colour. No aqua in this one!!!
This old timer was found on a pole in July, 2007, and has an amazing story, which I'll attempt to relate to the best of my recollection.
An insulator collector (who we will call "D.R.") was driving down a well travelled road in the vicinity of Val Rita, Ontario Canada, which is just to the northwest of Kapuskasing. He had traversed the road countless times in the past. A large truck had stopped in the roadway ahead of him, and was attempting to back into a factory site along the road. To give the trucker more room, he put his vehicle in reverse and backed down the road a ways. As he was doing so, he glanced at a pole standing near the road with a side bracket and insulator. Whoa! What's that up there??? A light blue 742!
It had been there for decades, but he was determined to remove it as soon as possible! Wasting no time, he proceeded to visit a nearby business and borrowed a ladder, and if I'm not mistaken, one of the employees who helped in holding the ladder as he climbed up to retrieve the insulator. The bracket and glass was pried off the pole, and has remained in D.R.'s collection until very recently.
A real interesting part of the story is that this region in Ontario was not largely developed until many decades after the use of threadless. Apparently, second hand line materials were gathered elsewhere in Canada, and shipped to this area to be re-used. It's amazing that it remained long after collectors were traveling through the area, yet it went unnoticed!
Base bruise (no glass missing) involves about 1/4 of the base (second photo). Shallow, flake type chip is fingernail width, extending from base to upper portion of the skirt. Another thumbnail, shallow flake up from base. Other minor blemishes. All embossing is present except for a very small portion of the "o." Displays pretty well from many sides.