| | HEMINGRAY - 42/8::: //MADE IN U.S.A./14A
| | | by William C. Ogden
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Why would anyone
spend his time collecting, let alone writing about, an insulator as common as
the Hemingray 42? There are scarce-to-rare 42's, and among the common ones,
there are interesting differences in shape/proportions, color, embossing, and
bases.
First, some background information. About 1922, Hemingray replaced its
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| | | Red Glass Insulators
| | | by N. R. Woodward
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Although the question of glass
insulators in red color has been discussed from time to time, it seems
appropriate to once again cover the topic. From long- time readers, we ask
forgiveness for repeating some data already presented in past years.
Insofar as
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| | | Foreign Insulators
| | | by Marilyn Albers
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Oy Wartsila Ab Turku
Pottery - Finland
The July, 1980 issue of Crown Jewels carried an article I
wrote in which I showed a picture of some porcelain insulators, along with their
markings, that Frank Shiels (Fort Worth, Texas) had brought back from that
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| | | Porcelain Insulator News
| | | by Jack H. Tod, NIA #13
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Dear Jack:
I recently acquired at
an auction two very bulky and crudely constructed suspension insulators (see
below). The glaze is grey with streaks of blue, and there are no markings to
identify the manufacturer.
When I first saw these in a crate, the first thing I
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