Sept 14 Lake Erie Beach Glass Deep deep red. Very old

by Liz keelin
(Lake Erie ohio)

Very deep red. Looks like an old light bulb or something. Need help with info on this please.

Very deep red. Looks like an old light bulb or something. Need help with info on this please.

Need help with this piece. Very deep deep red. Looks like an old light bulb the bottom of one at least. Up against flash light it will show how deep the red is.. need info I know it's a collector piece.

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Mar 09, 2020
 Lake Erie Dark/Purple Red
by: Lisa

Those are called glass slag. I have several rocks of it, beautiful when I hammered them open!

This might help!

https://seaglassrocks.com/black-sea-glass-we-snagged-some-slag/
Nov 28, 2018
 Insulator
by: Beachcomber

Yes those are old glass insulators...they come in two sizes...nice find!
Oct 13, 2018
 Response
by: Anonymous

I also live in Cleveland and I believe that those are very old from the old CEI plant past Geneva. They are from very old light bulbs, perhaps 100 years old. I have one very much like it and several fragmented pieces. They are considered black but look purple in light in some places
Oct 06, 2018
 insulator,?
by: Brenda

I found something similar to this, very small piece..what i found didn't look exactly the same on top but if you shine a light on it you could see deep red. I also found another piece recently had like a deep purple edge. I think it's some type of insulator?? I will try to find the pieces I have will post pictures to compare.

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