Open Directory - Recreation: Collecting: Insulators
See also: - The California Drum Barracks provides history of 'Confederate Egg' insulators used in the Civil War. - Photo gallery of glass insulators made in Argentina. - Photo gallery of porcelain insulators made in Argentina. - Collector shares hobby of various types of insulators through pictures, and descriptions. - 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. - 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. - This page features the Brooks ramshorn insulator and its associated patent information. - This hobby enthusiast's site pictures insulator related events, and insulators from Mississippi and in his collection. - 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. - This site contains pictures of Corning Pyrex insulators still in use. - 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. - 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. - Insulator collectors resource with information on glass and porcelain insulators, show calendar, club listings, glossary, tips and photos of rare items. - Collections of Ian Macky, including glass insulators, prism glass, and related history. - Features the 'Hemingray Database' with details on this manufacturer's insulator production, photos of shows and displays, 'Laugh Lines' comics, and trip journals. - Site of a Hungarian collector; includes many photos and drawings of insulators in use in Hungary. - A picture gallery where insulator collectors can post their insulator pictures. - Group of insulator enthusiasts who have linked sites together to allows visitors and ring members easy navigation. - Follow the odyssey of two Canadian insulator collectors, who refuse to take themselves seriously. - This collector's site combines graphics, pictures and narrative style text to present the insulator collecting hobby from a unique point of view. - 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. - A family-oriented web-based forum dedicated to all aspects of the insulator collecting hobby. Includes an 'Insulator of the Week' section. - This virtual photo album includes colorful pictures of insulators and various other collectibles. - Provides space at no charge for insulator and go-with collectors to maintain a site. Also a directory of member sites. - 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. - Insulator collecting site including photo album, complete collection index, how to get started, links, and insulator embossings of North America. - Conducts periodic auctions, performs appraisals by appointment and offers to purchase collections. - Collector, research expert, historian's site - Photos of displays and shows, a few articles, and information about the out-of-print magazine. - SignalSpark is a high quality book celebrating the insulator as an icon of industrial design. - A personal insulator collecting site that concentrates on Australian and other non-United States-produced glass. Features reference information and photos. - Photos of Lynchburg collection, strains and arrestors and the London/Springfield traveling show. - 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. - 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'.. - Collector's site
