| | A Short History of the Hemingray Glass Co. - Part 3 of 4
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| | by H. G. "BEA" HYVE
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In 1893 the "drip point" patent was awarded to Ralph Hemingray and James C. Gill.
James Gill was a mold maker for the company as early as 1884. By 1886 he was a
foreman mold maker, moving to Muncie in 1890 as foreman of the mold shop there.
The drip points, located on the bottom of the base of the insulator, were
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| | Foreign Insulators
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| | by Marilyn Albers
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More About English Porcelain Insulators
This is a
follow-up to the article "Insulators from Great Britain" which
appeared in the August '81 issue of Crown Jewels. I have come up with quite a
bit more information since I wrote that, and would like to share and update.
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| | A Short History of the Hemingray Glass Co. - Part 1 of 4
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| | by H. G. "BEA" HYVE
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Few things in this world are as pretty as the compound called glass. Webster's
Dictionary defines it as "a hard, brittle substance, usually transparent or
translucent, made by fusing silicates with soda or potash, lime, and,
sometimes, various metallic oxides." Just when man began making this unique
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| | A Short History of the Hemingray Glass Co. - Part 2 of 4
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| | by H. G. "BEA" HYVE
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The last listing of any connection to Hammond St. was in 1856. In 1857 and 1858, 14 Main
St. was listed. From 1859 through 1867, a warehouse is listed at 20 E. 2nd. So
Gray & Hemingray was completely moved out of Hammond St. probably by late
1855 or very early in 1856.
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| | A Short History of the Hemingray Glass Co. - Part 4 of 4
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| | by H. G. "BEA" HYVE
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Ralph Hemingray died in 1920, leaving the post of president to a
son-in-law, Philip W. McAbee. He held this position for the remainder of the
company's existence, and on into the first year of the Owens-Illinois era.
McAbee had been an Army colonel during World War I, and under his far-seeing
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