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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

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, … [read review or visit site]

Insulators.info

Insulators.info

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

Hemingray.info

Hemingray.info

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

Hemingray.net

Hemingray.net

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


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Solid Pour Purple Swirl 1993 Natl Insulator Assn Commem$20.49 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 4 watchers
Antique"deep Purple" Wgm Co Glass Insulator $19.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 16 watchers
Royal Purple Glass Jumbo Commerative Insulator $10.50 Ends in 10 hours 4 bids 10 watchers
Cd 145 W.g.m.co. Purple Glas Insulator Wow!$10.50 Ends in 11 hours 5 bids 28 watchers
Purple Cd 152 California With Amber Swath Insulator$10.50 Ends Monday 5 bids 5 watchers
Telephone Pole Insulator Antique Purple Light Whitall $9.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 6 watchers
2 Old Purple Glass Insulators$8.99 Ends in 23 hours 1 bid 14 watchers
Purple California Glass Insulator$5.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 4 watchers
Mint Purple!! Cd154 Whitall Tatum Hoopskirt Insulator$5.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 6 watchers
Pretty Purple Cd102 B T C Canadian Pony Insulator$3.25 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 12 watchers
Vintage Purple Amethyst Glass Insulator$1.35 Ends Sunday 3 bids 11 watchers
Rich Purple Glass Jumbo Commerative Insulator$0.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers

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