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About Antique Purple Insulators

Colored insulators were sometimes sold by manufacturers to enable color-coding of the various wires on each telephone pole. But in other cases the color was the result of the manufacturer simply having used a batch of recycled glass left over from some other job in its manufacturing process.


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An Interview With Antique Glass Insulator Collector Ian Macky

An Interview With Antique Glass Insulator Collector Ian Macky

I got interested in insulators when I lived in El Cajon and my neighbor worked for San Diego Gas and Electric…  [more]



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Glassian

Glassian

For an explosion of color and a quick education on the many beautiful varieties of insulators, blown glass bricks, …  [more]

Insulators.info

Insulators.info

Bill Meier's reference site by and for insulator collectors includes event listings, reference information, photo g…  [more]

Hemingray.info

Hemingray.info

Christian Willis' well-organized database of Hemingray insulators. Browse over 300 photos by CD number, style, or s…  [more]

Hemingray.net

Hemingray.net

Shaun Kotlarsky's tribute to the Hemingray Glass Company. While known for its insulators, this site also showcases …  [more]


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Top eBay Auctions    (get weekly Purple Insulators email)

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California Purple Collection Insulator $20.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Cd 154 - Purple Glass Insulator $14.95 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Foreign Purple Glass Insulator $10.99 Ends in 23 hours 3 bids
Small Purple Insulator (pony) $9.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Bright Purple Cd 145 B/b Beehive Insulator $4.95 Ends Wednesday 1 bid

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