Threadless Confederate Egg Half CD-701 Start Price USD 175.00 Current Price USD 175.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Location Richmond, VA See more about 'Threadless Confederate Egg Half CD-701' Description You are bidding on one half of a CD-701 Theadless Insulator ( The Confederate Egg ).This piece was recovered during excavating of the confederate railroad warehouse here in Richmond,Virginia.A fire was set by retreating confederate troops in April,1865,as they evacuated Richmond.The Confederate Troops set fire to government building near the James River but the fire spread and leveled a good portionof the Capitol.The heat from the fire cause this insulator to split in half.This is truly a great piece of civil war history. Place a Bid!