Vintage Glass Insulators

From Men's
Revision as of 11:30, 16 September 2020 by Brakecone7 (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search

Vintage Beadboard & Insulator Candle Sconces


There seem to have been at least three or 4 slightly different molds manufactured for just about every letter except the upside down L. They are quite well-liked with collectors because of the wide colour variety and the shop letters. The “MASON’S PATENT NOV 30TH 1858” style jars had been produced for properly more than 50 years by hundreds of glass businesses. Not counting the new repro’s sold in the last handful of years, most of them coming from Asia…….China and India. Shawn, with a ground lip, and in an ordinary aqua color (some shade of light blueish-green), your jar most most likely dates from sometime in the 1870s-1900 era.
Caps for DC insulators are equipped with a collar created by casting. You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to your search query. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences.
Hemingray operated below various slightly different firm names throughout it is extended history, first as Gray & Hemingray ( ), then Gray, Hemingray & Bros. ( ), Gray, Hemingray & Brother ( ), Hemingray Bros. & Organization ( ), R. Hemingray & Company ( ), and ultimately incorporating as the Hemingray Glass Corporation, Inc. in 1870.







  • Decorating the garden with antique glass insulators sounds weird to several people today.




  • Hundreds ߋf millions of thesе glass bells” had been created throughout this time by a lot of glasshouses, situated mainly in the East and Midwest with a handful of plants in California and Colorado.




  • We selected some of the most intriguing concepts for DIY garden decorations – stunning hanging lights, garden fence decoration, original rustic garden party decor, outside lighting and even glass insulator bird feeders.




  • One particular of the easiest DIY projects – to transform glass things into wonderful tea light holders.




  • Dominion 42 glass insulator іn light green ѡith a round drip рoints base.





I can’t date them specifically but I assume they are from the 1870s-1880s period. There are a number of slightly various monogram designs, and they are listed in the official fruit jar “Redbook” as #1851, #1853, and #1854. I can’t say how rare they are, but they are unquestionably not a popular jar.
Diamond-I mark on bottom of amber bottle made by Illinois Glass Company. Sadly, there is no way to date the aqua-colored Hemi-42s. As you possibly comprehend , the “42” is a model quantity and gives no info at all concerning date of production.
Obtain the great handmade gift, vintage & on-trend clothes, distinctive jewelry, and more… lots far more. Pre- electric glass insulators For DIY Lights Pre-Drilled Blue Bee Hive Insulators and DIY Insulator Pendant Light Components Kit We eliminate all dirt, rust, grime, train smoke and water stains, prior to every insulator is polished to an unbelievable shine.

Hemingray Glass Organization


Mike, no one is constructive of the meaning of the significant “1” that is identified on the dome of some Hemingray-42s. I am guessing it was just a mold number, but I seriously don’t know. In 1852 the actual glasshouse operation was moved across the Ohio River to nearby Covington, Kentucky, but the enterprise workplace/showroom remained in Cincinnati until 1881, when it too was removed to a new developing in Covington.