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CD 160
H.G.CO. / Hemingray - 14
  • Narrow Dome Variant
    In later Hemingray molds, the dome is more narrow and skirt is more flared. This appears to be the last mold style produced, and is more commonly found with the small stamped style embossing (large stamped embossing shown).
Insulator Facts

Dimensions:3 1⁄4" 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.
Years Produced: c.1880s-c.1956
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.
14, 40
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)
 Very Common (2/10)
Usage: Telephone (Rural)
Trade Name: Deep Groove Double Petticoat Pony
Hobby Nickname: Baby Signal
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
Insulator Overview

This style is nicknamed the "baby signal" because it resembles a miniature version of the popular signal style (CD 162). The earliest ones produced bear the "H.G.Co." embossing. Later, this style was numbered the No.14. Hemingray also manufactured this particular style for "S.S.&Co.", which is believed to stand for Shay, Stevens & Co.
Known Embossings (45)
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.
H.G.CO. [005] (F-Skirt) H G CO/PATENT MAY 2 1893 {Note no periods} (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SDP - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [010] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO. (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT RDP - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [020] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO. (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SB - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [030] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO. (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SDP - Photo✓
H.G.CO. [040] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT RDP - Photo✓
H.G.CO. [050] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SDP - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [052] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETT1COAT/[Blotted out embossing] {Note '1' in place of 'I' in 'PETT1COAT'} SDP 2015 No Photo-
H.G.CO. [055] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETT1COAT {Note 'I' in PETTICOAT is a '1'} SDP 2015 No Photo-
H.G.CO. [060] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT {Smooth base mold; transition style embossing} SDP - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [070] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT {'C'/'O'} SDP - Photo✓
H.G.CO. [080] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT {'E'/'8'} SDP - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [085] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT {'E'/'A'} SDP - Photo✓
H.G.CO. [090] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETTICOET {Note spelling} SDP - No PhotoWANTED
($150 Reward)
H.G.CO. [095] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 ['9' is an upside down 'G'] (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SDP - No PhotoWANTED
($40 Reward)
H.G.CO. [097] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 {First 'T'/'T'; '89'/'89'} (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SDP - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [100] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT MAY 2 1893 {'P'/'M'} (R-Skirt) PEITTICOAT {Note spelling} SDP - Photo✓
H.G.CO. [105] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./['A' blotted out]/PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT {Smooth base mold; transition style embossing} SDP - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [110] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATTENT MAY 2 1893 {Note spelling} (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SDP - Photo✓
H.G.CO. [120] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./A (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SB - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [130] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./A (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SDP - Photo✓
H.G.CO. [140] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./['S.S. & Co. MFG'S./CHICAGO' blotted out]/Nº 40 (R-Skirt) DOUBLE/PETTICOAT SB - No Photo✓
H.G.CO. [150] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO./PATENT.MAY.2.1893. {Note extra periods} (R-Skirt) PETTICOAT SDP - No Photo-
H.G.CO. [160] (F-Skirt) H.G.CO/PATENT.MAY.2.1893. {Note extra periods} (R-Skirt) PETT1COAT {Note 'I' is a '1'} SDP 2015 Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [005] (Dome) [#] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/[#] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. RDP - No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [010] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) №14 RDP - No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [020] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) №14 SDP - No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [022] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY {Note 'I' is upside down 'L'} (R-Skirt) NO 14 {Note 'O' in 'º' is large} SDP 2015 Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [025] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) №14 {'1' is upside down} SDP - Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [030] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. RDP - Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [040] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. SDP - No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [050] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[# and dots] RDP - Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [060] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./['№14' blotted out] SDP - Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [065] HEMINGRAY-14 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./['HEMINGRAY' blotted out] RDP 2015 No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [070] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/PETTICOAT (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./PATENT MAY 2 1893
Note: This embossing does not exist (see [080] instead).		 SDP - No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [080] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/PETTICOAT (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[Blotted out embossing]/PATENT MAY 2 1893 SDP - No Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [085] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/[#] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. RDP - Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [090] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/[# and dots] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. RDP - No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [100] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/[# and dots] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./[#] RDP - No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [110] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/[#] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./['HEMINGRAY' blotted out] RDP - No Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [120] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/['H.G.CO.' blotted out]/PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./PETTICOAT SDP - Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [130] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-14/['HEMINGRAY-14' blotted out] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./['MADE IN U.S.A.' blotted out]/[# and dots] {Smaller embossing replaces large} RDP - Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [165] (F-Skirt) HEWINGRAY {Note spelling} (R-Skirt) NO.14/['№' blotted out] SDP - Photo✓
HEMINGRAY [170] (F-Skirt) HEWINGRAY {Note spelling} (R-Skirt) №14 SDP - No Photo-
HEMINGRAY [180] (F-Skirt) HEWINGRAY-14 {Note spelling} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A./['№14' blotted out] SDP - Photo✓
S.S.&CO. [010] (F-Skirt) S.S & Co. MFG'S./CHICAGO/Nº 40 (R-Skirt) DOUBLE/PETTICOAT SB - Photo✓
Removed Embossings (3)

The following embossing(s) were removed from the price guide because they could not be verified to exist, were consolidated with other embossings, or were otherwise ambiguous/inaccurate. They are preserved here for historical purposes.

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 Removed
HEMINGRAY [140] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY / PATENT MAY 2 1893 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. / PETTICOAT SDP 2003
HEMINGRAY [150] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY / ['H.G.CO. / PATENT MAY 2 1893' blotted out] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. / ['PETTICOAT' blotted out] SDP 2003
HEMINGRAY [160] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY / ['H.G.CO.' blotted out] (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. SDP 2003
Known Colors (35)
ColorThe color of the insulator.
7-up Green
Aqua
Blue
Blue Aqua
Blue Tint
Clear
Cornflower Blue
Dark Aqua
Dark Olive Green
Depression Glass Green
Green
Green Aqua
Green Tint
Hemingray Blue
Ice Aqua
Ice Aqua w/ Milk Swirls
Ice Blue
Ice Green
Ice Steel Blue
Jade Blue Milk
Light Apple Green
Light Aqua
Light Blue
Light Green
Light Green Aqua
Light Jade Aqua Milk
Light Jade Green Milk
Light Lemon
Light Straw
Lime Green
Milky Aqua
Off Clear
Peacock Blue
Teal Aqua
Yellow Olive Green