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A 2 page compilation of the few responses I received on the glass
insulator query.  Smoke Pfeiffer
 
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Regarding glass insulators, try Jack H. Tod, Insulator Patents, 1880-1960.  He
can be reached at 3427 N. 47th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85018.  My copy was printed
in 1985 by the author.  I think he has other volumes, but I do not recall.
This is really an amazing book that I recommend to everyone on the net.  He
has references for 3,000 patents and detailed file cards on 695 patents.  The
file cards have sketches that will enable easy identification.
Ron May  c/o    [log in to unmask]
 
 
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Hi- In reply to your question about who invented electrical fences and when:
I'm a collector of old glass insulators. There is a thriving, though
small, group of people in the US who collect these items. A few of these
collectable insulators were used on electric livestock fences. John and
Carol MacDougald of Illinois (address below) are considered to be the
current experts (no pun intended) on the subject of electrical insulators
and their usage. They've published a 2 volume work on the history and
manufacture of glass insulators. The book is mainly written by amateur
historians who through personal/family experience, and/or research,
are very knowledgable about the use and manufacture of ALL SORTS of
electrical related products, both in the US and abroad. Their address:
 
                                 John & Carol Macdougald
                                 P.O. Box 1003
                                 St Charles, IL 60174
                                 tel. 708-513-1544
                                 fax  708-513-8278
Good luck! -  Robert Fort   >> [log in to unmask] <<
 
 
 
Subject: Re: Glass Insulators
  I have in front of me the Bicentennial Edition of
*Milholland's Final and Complete Glass Insulator Reference Book*, 4th
Revision, 1976 by Marion and Evelyn Milholland, printed by Pen Print, Port
Angeles, WA. 98362.
 
The address of Mrs. Marion C. Milholland is shown as 145 E. 168th, Spanaway,
Wa. 98387.
 
Its quite interesting.  It has an article on the origins of the insulator,
articles on styles, manufacturers, patents, production volume for different manu
facturers, and a bibliography.  I only have pieces of it, but it is over
455 pages long in total.
 
Mike Polk
Sagebrush Archaeological Consultants
 
 
 
From:      James P. Roan:X400          Host: X400
Subject: Glass Insulators
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In Reply to Message :- note of 09/20/95 16:31
Message:
         Librarian, NMAH Branch Library,Smithsonian
You might try the publishers of "Crown Jewels of the Wire", Carol and
John McDougald? I would think they'd be happy to supply you with some
good references. They published "Insulators, a history and guide to
North American glass pintype insulators" in 1990 and they are now on
e-mail: [log in to unmask] ; phone number is (708) 513-1544 and fax is
(708) 513-8278
 
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From:      Mel Hardin
Subject: Glass Insulators
 
As a young artifact collector in SW Ohio in the mid 1960's, I spent a lot of
time in the country. I was told by a older man who knew quite a bit of local
lore that telephone linemen used to bury ( what sounded  to me) at least
50-100 insulators at measured intervals along the line at the base of the
poles.As I remeber it was a distance of no more then  every seventh or tenth
pole.(problem is how does one begin the count?)  They  buried them as  of the
frequent need replace ones that were broken or missing.Young hunters had a
fondness in using insulators  for target practice after the crows flew away.
 
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