| Looking for something interesting,
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| | Tatum are some of the more common names
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| beautiful and low cost to collect, then
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| | found on glass insulators.There are a
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| try antique insulators. Insulators have
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| | wide variety of insulators made of
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| been used ever since Samuel Morse
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| | porcelain, ceramic, stoneware and other
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| transmitted the first telegraph message
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| | related materials. Collectors primarily
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| over a short telegraph line along a
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| | focus on pin-types and insulators used on
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| railroad between Washington, D.C. and
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| | early radio receiver antennas.
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| Baltimore, MD in 1844. Glass insulators
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| | Manufacturer names to look for are Cook,
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| were first manufactured in the 1850s for
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| | Jobson Bros., Johns-Manville, Fred M
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| use with telegraph lines that were
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| | Locke, New Westminster and Varley.You can
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| rapidly expanding across America. In the
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| | determine the age of an antique insulator
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| 1920s electricity and telephone signals
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| | by looking for any marking stamped or
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| moved over open copper wire. At each
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| | embossed on its surface. Sometimes the
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| pole glass insulators were used starting
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| | approximate age can be determined by a
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| this popular hobby of insulator
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| | patent date on the insulator. The last
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| collecting.Insulators come in many sizes,
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| | glass insulator manufacturer in the
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| shapes and colors. They were made of
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| | United States was Kerr, located in
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| many different types materials including
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| | Millville, NJ. Kerr stopped producing
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| rubber, porcelain, pottery, glass,
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| | insulators in 1979. Value is determined
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| composition, fiberglass, metal, wood and
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| | by many factors such as condition,
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| mica. Glass and porcelain insulators are
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| | manufacturer, quantity made, color, age
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| extensively collected by manufacturer and
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| | and demand by collectors. The best place
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| color.Glass insulators are usually found
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| | to buy antique insulators is eBay.Glyn
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| marked with a manufacturer or users name
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| | Farber has published a catalog of all
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| embossed on the insulator such as
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| | known Hickey Brother Cigar Store Tokens
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| Hemingray No.9. made by the Hemingray
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| | and co-authored a book about Louisiana
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| Glass Company that was located in Muncie,
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| | Trade Tokens. In addition he wrote
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| Indiana. The American Telephone and
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| | several articles for The Token and Medal
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| Telegraph Co. embossed their insulators
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| | Society (TAMS) and The National Token
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| with AM TEL & TEL Co. Most insulators
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| | Collectors Association (NTCA). Glyn has
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| were marked on their crown or skirt.
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| | been a devoted collector of Louisiana
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| Armstrong's, Brookfield, California,
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| | Trade Tokens, Louisiana collectibles and
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| Diamond, Dominion, Hemingray, Kerr,
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| | Lake Charles, LA postcards for almost 40
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| Lynchburg, Maydwell, NEGM and Whitall
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| | years.
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