Light & Glass: Whitall Tatum (1922-1938) by auntietk
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Gold King Mine
Jerome, Arizona
Whitall Tatum manufactured insulators under that name between 1922 and 1938, so that's how old this pretty purple glass must be.
Whitall Tatum Wiki Here
I don't know anything about the brown one ...
Rod? :)
Comments (25)
Faemike55
Very cool capture Tara RodS will know about these if anyone does!
Wolfenshire
As a child I would walk along the old railroad tracks with my grandfather and collect those. They bring a fortune nowadays.
beachzz
These are the coolest things; I see them every so often in antique stores and of course, they cost a LOT!!
wysiwig
Well this is a relief. I expected to see a gravestone chronicling the sad, short life of Whitall Tatum. This is much cooler.
jocko500
I use to get theses as a kid. I do not know what happen to them. I did not have many but still like to know what happen to them. this is a good image
junge1
Great find and capture Tara.
RodS
HOLY FRAAAAAAAAAKKKK!!!! You found a PURPLE one in the wild??? OMG!!!!!!!! GPS, Please??? :-P Seriously - the purples are quite rare - especially in the 'wild' like this one. And rare = pricey. As I understand it, the purple color comes from all those years in the sun - the radiation gradually changes the color through some molecular changes in the impurities in the glass. When it was new, it was clear. That's a great find, and a wonderful shot, Tara! You just knew I'd be all over this..... The ceramic piece is much less rare, and much less valuable - I can't GIVE the dang things away... Looks like a Pinco, Lapp, or possibly Ohio Brass. Now... Did you climb that pole, or did Bill get you a quadcopter?? :-D
giulband
nice shot!!
kgb224
Superb capture Tara. God bless.
durleybeachbum
I just love the excitement and enthusiasm in Rods voice! And I can see why he collects them: we OCD ers must share a gene. Super compo, Tara. Now I too am wondering how high up this was.
Katraz
WOW I'd love this one I have a Dow Corning one in marigold carnival glass ,thanks for showing it.
whaleman
Interesting that they changed color over time! I will look more closely after this.
ronmolina
Nice shot!
jayfar
I won't throw a spanner in the works by trying to identify the other one!!!! Nice shot Tara.
FredNunes
Great photo, amazing details! :-)
kenmo
What a beautiful item and well spotted....
rickclark
Gorgeous shot. I knew these existed, knew nothing about them, was vaguely aware people collected them. Vey interesting. Rick
helanker
I was quite amused over Rods´s reaction here. WOW! Are they that valuable? Anyway it is a mighty excellent shot as usual :)
alanwilliams
an inventive and well composed pic.
photosynthesis
Great find & capture, but then spotting things like this that we mere mortals barely notice is one of your super powers, isn't it?
Rob2753
They have stood the test of time well !! it's a great shot but you have me wondering where you were to get it :)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Superb capture my friend. "I don't know anything about the brown one" I put it there, I am the keeper of the insulators. They said "One that looks nice" and is "Not too expensive"
GARAGELAND
Hi Voltage shot !!!!!!!
moochagoo
Good idea of capture.
debbielove
You learn something new everyday.. I never knew! Thanks... Rob