Design ID | 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-present) 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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CD 24 | U.S.L. | [020] | (F-Skirt) THE U.S.L.& H.Co. | SB | 2023 | No Photo | WANTED ($200 Reward) |
CD 100 | SURGE | [050] | (F-Skirt) SURGE / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / ['T.M. REQ. PAT. PEND' blotted out] (R-Skirt) BABSON BROS. CO. / CHICAGO U.S.A. | RDP | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |
CD 106 | HEMINGRAY | [122] | (F-Skirt) HEMENGRAY-9 {'E' instead of 'I'} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. | RDP | 2023 | No Photo | WANTED ($100 Reward) |
CD 106 | HEMINGRAY | [125] | (F-Skirt) IIEMINGRAY-9 {Missing middle bar of 'H'} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. | RDP | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |
CD 106 | HEMINGRAY | [135] | (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-9 {'9'/'0'} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. | SDP | 2023 | No Photo | WANTED |
CD 106 | HEMINGRAY | [287] | (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY / №9 (R-Skirt) PATENT {Missing middle bar of 'A'} / MAY 2 1893 | SDP | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |
CD 113 | HEMINGRAY | [138] | (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/№ 12 (R-Skirt) PATENT {First 'T'/'Y'}/MAY 2 189 | SDP | 2023 | No Photo | - |
CD 120 | PATENT - DEC. 19, 1871 | [013] | (Dome) [Circle with a '1' inside] (F-Skirt) PATENT/DEC. 19. 1871 (R-Skirt) 5/PATENT MAY 2 1893 | SDP | 2023 | No Photo | WANTED |
CD 133 | 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) |
CD 142 | HEMINGRAY | [025] | (F-Skirt) [# and dots]/['TS-2' blotted out]/HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) W.U.T.CO./TS-2 {Inside of skirt is threaded} | RDP | 2023 | No Photo | - |
CD 190/191 | AM. TEL. & TEL. CO. | [060] | {191 Top} {Unverified} {190 Bottom} (F-Skirt) AM TEL & TEL CO {'A' is missing middle bar} {Note no periods} (R-Skirt) TWO PIECE / TRANSPOSITION Note: The embossing that was added to the 2023 price guide omitted the TWO PIECE / TRANSPOSITION on the R-Skirt. |
SB | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |
CD 190/191 | HEMINGRAY | [080] | {191 Top} {Unverified} {190 Bottom} (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY 50 {No dash} (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. | SB | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |
CD 230 | HEMINGRAY | [075] | (F-Skirt) [# and dots] / HEMINGRAY / MADE IN U.S.A. (R-Skirt) LOWEX / [#] / D-512 | SB | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |
CD 230 | LOWEX | [020] | (F-Skirt) LOWEX/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. (R-Skirt) 512/[#]-MADE IN U.S.A.-[#] {A brass bushing is molded into the pinhole} Note: Unlike most Hemingray brass bushings, this bushing does not have a square in the top. |
SB | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |
CD 1052 | HEMINGRAY | [020] | (Upper wire ridge) [Tiny #] (Base) HEMINGRAY-518 MADE IN U.S.A. Note: Discovered at the 2021 National. My specimen has a tiny '5' mold number, and also has no threads inside the bolt hole. |
BE | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |
CD 1052 | NO NAME | [013] | (F-Lower wire ridge) D_518 (R-Lower wire ridge) [#] {Hemingray product} | SB | 2023 | No Photo | ✓ |