December Patent Style
H.G.CO. No.7 Style
H.G.CO. Standard Style| Dimensions: | 4" H × 2 3⁄4" W |
Primary Embossings:The Primary Embossing is typically found on the front of the insulator and usually identifies either the manufacturer (such as "Hemingray") or the company that the insulator was made for (such as "AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.") Insulators with No Name or No Embossing are denoted as such. |
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| Years Produced: | c.1870s-1910s |
Style Identifiers:Hemingray often used style numbers, letters, words, or a combination to differentiate their insulator styles (such as: T.S., E2, № 1 Provo Type, Muncie Type, etc.) These are often, but not always, embossed on the insulator. | Standard, 3, 7 Standard, 20 |
Rarity Scale
0. No specimens known 1. Extremely Common (millions known) 2. Very Common 3. Common 4. Fairly Common 5. Uncommon 6. Very Uncommon 7. Rare (dozens known) 8. Very Rare (less than a dozen known) 9. Extremely Rare (2 or 3 known) 10. Unique (only one known) |
Common (3/10) |
| Usage: | Telephone |
| Trade Name: | Regular |
Value Range:
This is an estimated value range only, based on historical hobby collecting data. Insulator values vary widely depending on many factors, including embossing, color, condition, mold variations, manufacturing anomalies, and other attributes. Please visit the Hemingray Values page for more information. |
$1-10000 |
Primary EmbossingThe Primary Embossing is typically found on the front of the insulator and usually identifies either the manufacturer (such as "Hemingray") or the company that the insulator was made for (such as "AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.") Insulators with No Name or No Embossing are denoted as such. |
EINThe Embossing Index Number (EIN) is a unique number assigned by the collecting hobby to each distinct embossing for an insulator design. It is normally shown in brackets, e.g. [050]. |
EmbossingMost common terms: (F-Skirt): Front Skirt (R-Skirt): Rear Skirt /: New line of embossing {}: Special note (not embossed on the insulator) [#]: Represents a number Other terms: {MLOB}: Mold Line Over Base (F-Crown): Front Crown (R-Crown): Rear Crown (F-Umbrella): Front Umbrella (R-Umbrella): Rear Umbrella |
BaseThe base is the bottom of the insulator. Hemingray made 4 different types of bases: 1. SDP: Sharp Drip Points 2. RDP: Round Drip Points 3. CB: Corrugated Base 4. SB: Smooth Base  |
Year AddedThis is the year that this embossing was officially recognized and added to the McDougald (1991-2008) or Briel (2011-2023) insulator price guides. It is not necessarily the year this embossing was discovered. |
Photo | Status✓ = In my collection If the value in this column says WANTED, then that specific insulator is on my wanted list! If you have that insulator and would like to sell it, click on the WANTED link to submit photos and contact me. |
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| H.G.CO. | [005] | (F-Skirt) H G CO/PATENT MAY 2 1893 {Note no periods} (R-Skirt) STANDARD | SDP | - |  | ✓ |
| H.G.CO. | [007] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO. (R-Skirt) N 7/STANDARD {Note no 'º'} | SB | - | No Photo | WANTED ($75 Reward) |
| H.G.CO. | [010] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO. (R-Skirt) Nº7/STANDARD {Note no line under 'º'} | SB | - |  | ✓ |
| H.G.CO. | [020] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO. (R-Skirt) Nº7/STANDARD {Note 'S' is backwards} | SB | - |  | ✓ |
| H.G.CO. | [030] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO. (R-Skirt) STANDARD | SB | - |  | ✓ |
| H.G.CO. | [040] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) № 20 | SDP | - | No Photo | - |
| H.G.CO. | [050] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) №20/['STANDARD' blotted out] | SDP | - |  | ✓ |
| H.G.CO. | [060] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) STANDARD Note: Note that this insulator has a smooth base despite being embossed with the patent date for drip points. |
SB | - | No Photo | WANTED ($300 Reward) |
| H.G.CO. | [070] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) STANDARD | SDP | - |  | ✓ |
| H.G.CO. | [080] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 {'9'/'8'} (R-Skirt) STANDARD | SDP | - |  | ✓ |
| H.G.CO. | [090] | (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 {Note 'A' in 'MAY' is missing bar} (R-Skirt) STANDARD | SDP | - |  | ✓ |
| HEMINGRAY | [010] | (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 | SDP | - | No Photo | - |
| HEMINGRAY | [015] | (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/№20 (R-Skirt) PATENT MAY 2 1893 | RDP | - |  | ✓ |
| HEMINGRAY | [020] | (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/№20 (R-Skirt) PATENT MAY 2 1893 | SDP | - |  | ✓ |
| HEMINGRAY | [030] | (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) STANDARD | SDP | - |  | ✓ |
| NO EMBOSSING | [020] | [No embossing] | SDP | - |  | ✓ |
| NO EMBOSSING | [025] | [No embossing] {DEC. 19, 1871 Patent style} | SB | - | No Photo | WANTED ($400 Reward) |
| NO EMBOSSING | [026] | [No embossing] {DEC 19, 1871 Patent style} {Small diameter pinhole} | SB | 2015 | No Photo | WANTED ($300 Reward) |
| PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 | [010] | (F-Crown) PATENT/DEC.19.1871 | SB | - | No Photo | ✓ |
| NEW! PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 | [015] | (F-Crown) PATENT/DEC. 19. 1871 (R-Crown) 2 Note: This is a style number error (It should be a 3 and not a 2). |
SB | 2023 | No Photo | WANTED ($500 Reward) |
| PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 | [020] | (F-Crown) PATENT/DEC.19.1871 (R-Crown) 3 | SB | - |  | ✓ |
| PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 | [030] | (F-Crown) PATENT/DEC. 19-1871 {Note the hyphen between '19' and '1871'} (R-Crown) 3 | SB | 2015 | No Photo | - |
ColorThe color of the insulator. |
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| Apple Green |
| Aqua |
| Blue Aqua |
| Celery Green |
| Clear |
| Dark Aqua |
| Dark Blue Aqua |
| Dark Green |
| Depression Glass Green |
| Gray |
| Green |
| Green Aqua |
| Hemingray Blue |
| Ice Aqua |
| Ice Green |
| Jade Green Milk |
| Lemon |
| Light Aqua |
| Light Blue |
| Light Gray |
| Light Green |
| Light Green Aqua |
| Light Jade Lime Green |
| Light Lime Green |
| Light Purple |
| Light Steel Blue |
| Light Yellow Green |
| Lime Green |
| Milky Aqua |
| Milky Hemingray Blue |
| Milky Lime Green |
| Orange Amber |
| Powder Blue |
| Purple |
| Purple Tint |
| Sage Gray |
| Sage Green |
| Teal Aqua |
| Yellow Green |