Porcelain Insulator News

The Williamsburg National this year was a great show with lots of walk-through traffic and plenty of porcelain on dealer's tables. This month we will report a few of the more exciting porcelain insulators that appeared at the show as well as try to report for the first time a couple of items that appeared ...                    [more]

CD162 H.G.CO. - Embossing In Transition

Part II

In the August 1998 issue of Crown Jewels of the Wire, we looked at the three different CD 162 H.G.CO. embossings that were produced in the late 1880’s to late 1890’s. This month we’ll examine the last two embossing types, the “PRISM” and “STAMP TYPE”. With these embossing styles, Hemingray ...                    [more]