Insulators

Insulator News & Market Report - A commercial advertising industry specific journal that serves the commercial electrical market as a source of information on international developments in power transmission and distribution.
http://www.inmr.com/

A Brief History of Insulators - The California Drum Barracks provides history of 'Confederate Egg' insulators used in the Civil War.
http://www.drumbarracks.org/Original%20Website/Insulators.html

Hungarian Insulators - Site of a Hungarian collector; includes many photos and drawings of insulators in use in Hungary.
http://myinsulators.com/hungary/

Open Wire Insulator Services - Conducts periodic auctions, performs appraisals by appointment and offers to purchase collections.
http://www.open-wire.com/

Corning Pyrex Insulators On Parade - This site contains pictures of Corning Pyrex insulators still in use.
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1occl/thehaferpage/

Natsulators - Insulator collecting site including photo album, complete collection index, how to get started, links, and insulator embossings of North America.
http://www.natsulators.com/

SignalSpark insulator book - SignalSpark is a high quality book celebrating the insulator as an icon of industrial design.
http://www.signalspark.com

Collecting Insulators - Information on the hobby of collecting insulators and related collectibles. Contents include pictures of insulators, history of companies, patents, where to find insulators, manufacturing details, insulator terminology, books on the subject, and background on the hobby.
http://www.collectinginsulators.com/

National Insulator Association - This site provides detailed information about the National Insulator Association. Photographs related to collecting glass and porcelain insulators and significant historical data are also available.
http://www.nia.org/

Brian's Glass Insulator Page - Shares pictures and descriptions of favorite pieces in glass insulator collection including many Heminggray, with related links.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1324/

Teleramics - UK Railway Telegraph Insulators - Detailed information and photographs on styles, materials, colours used for railway telegraph insulators from the UK. Sections on designers, markings and manufacturers of these products. Sub sections include railway crockery, insulator fixings, telegraph poles, brackets, and railway lighting.
http://teleramics.com

Craig's Insulator Picture Page - This site features a collector's insulators presented through graphic links to photographs with captions.
http://www.geocities.com/craigsinsulators/

Insulator Gurls at Large - Follow the odyssey of two Canadian insulator collectors, who refuse to take themselves seriously.
http://www.insulatorgurls.com/

Otter's Insulator Page - This collector's site combines pictures with a narrative including: What I Collect, Other Hobby Interests, Guestbook, hobby links and an email contact.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/8506/

Jim and Terry Wright's Webshots - This virtual photo album includes colorful pictures of insulators and various other collectibles.
http://community.webshots.com/album/9824000bLUWTUfECk

Insulators Canada - Where Collectors Come to Meet - A family-oriented web-based forum dedicated to all aspects of the insulator collecting hobby. Includes an 'Insulator of the Week' section.
http://www.insulatorscanada.com

Rainbow Riders Trading Post - Photos of displays and shows, a few articles, and information about the out-of-print magazine.
http://www.rainbowriderstradingpost.com/

Canadian Insulator Collector's Page - A tour of our insulator collection in southern Ontario, Canada. Contact information provided for help with insulator identification and information, and for those interested in buying, selling, or trading glass insulators with a Canadian collector.
http://www.parrotscanada.com/insulators/canada.html

Exact Insulator Markings - Built for collectors, by collectors. The purpose of this site is to collect, list, and share at one source the exact markings on any collectible insulator.
http://home.earthlink.net/~davfoun10/Index.html

Insulator Magic - This collector's site combines graphics, pictures and narrative style text to present the insulator collecting hobby from a unique point of view.
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/InsulatorMaGiC/

Canadian Railway Telegraph Insulators - Pictures insulators used along Canadian railways and telegraph/telephone lines in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There are related links and an email contact as well.
http://home.netscape.ca/~jhayes/insul.htm

The Wayback Times - Threadless Insulators - Collector's site
http://www.waybacktimes.com/ThreadlessInsulators.html

Porcelain Insulators - Collector, research expert, historian's site
http://www.r-infinity.com

Charles Bibb's Insulator Photo Album - This hobby enthusiast's site pictures insulator related events, and insulators from Mississippi and in his collection.
http://www.angelfire.com/co/charlesinsulators/

Argentina Porcelain Insulators - Photo gallery of porcelain insulators made in Argentina.
http://bobfrassinetti.tripod.com/porcelain/

The Dripped Signal - This site is dedicated to those collectors who inspired by history, stimulated with color and shape, developed this wonderful hobby of insulator collecting. It includes pages for 'Teats On The Petticoat', 'The 1893 Drip Point Patent', 'A fantastic! Graduation of Color', and 'An easy way to remember the basic styles'..
http://www.cd162.com/

Buzz Cashion's Insulator Site - Collector shares hobby of various types of insulators through pictures, and descriptions.
http://www.buzzc.net/buzzc.html

Coble's Eclectica: The Insulator Zone - A narrative style insulator collector's site including a want list, pictures, and links to related sites.
http://home.frognet.net/~coble/zone.htm

Spencer Grueninger's Ohio Lightning Rod Insulators - Lightning Rod Insulator (LRI) collector's site with items for sale or trade.
http://groups.msn.com/OhioLightningRodInsulatorsItems/

Sluggo's Insulator Collecting - This personal insulator collecting homepage features Australian and other non-United States-produced glass. Lots of reference information, photos and an 'Insulator of the Month' page.
http://www.cyberbeach.net/~dknetzke/sluggo's_homepage.htm

Insulator Collectors On the Net Webring - Group of insulator enthusiasts who have linked sites together to allows visitors and ring members easy navigation.
http://webring.com/hub?ring=insulators

Glassian - Collections of Ian Macky, including glass insulators, prism glass, and related history.
http://www.glassian.org

MyInsulators.com - Provides space at no charge for insulator and go-with collectors to maintain a site. Also a directory of member sites.
http://myinsulators.com/

Argentina Glass Insulators - Photo gallery of glass insulators made in Argentina.
http://bobfrassinetti.tripod.com/glass/

Insulator Collecting in South-Western Ontario - Insulator collecting photos and descriptions by a youth living in Ontario Canada.
http://groups.msn.com/InsulatorCollectinginSouthWesternOntario

Insulators: The Hidden Obsession - Pictures, show reports, and collecting stories.
http://insulatorz.home.att.net/

Electrical Insulators: The Vista Historical Museum - A brief written historical description of antique telephone insulators with photographs
http://www.geocities.com/vistahistoricalmuseum/vista/insulators.htm

Crown Jewels of the Wire Magazine - Magazine dedicated to the collectors of historic glass and porcelain insulators used by telegraph, telephone and electric power utilities. Includes value finder and subscription information.
http://www.crownjewelsofthewire.com/

Hemingray.info - Features the 'Hemingray Database' with details on this manufacturer's insulator production, photos of shows and displays, 'Laugh Lines' comics, and trip journals.
http://www.hemingray.info/

Clint's Place - Clint's online display of his porcelain signal-style insulator collection. Featuring more than 30 different manufacturers, countless color variations, rare one-of-a-kind insulators, and hundreds of photos.
http://www.perceval2000.com/

Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum - This page features the Brooks ramshorn insulator and its associated patent information.
http://cprr.org/Museum/Ephemera/Brooks_Insulator.html

Steve Blair's Website - Photos of Lynchburg collection, strains and arrestors and the London/Springfield traveling show.
http://www.myinsulators.com/steveblair