Questions and values on glass and ceramic porcelain? insulators

11 Aug.,2025

 

Questions and values on glass and ceramic porcelain? insulators

I bought a lot of insulators at an estate auction, the price was awesome for the whole lot! Even though I love them and always thought they were cool, I know really nothing about them. I searched for as much info as I can find, but I have no idea when they were actually made, type of insulator, value based on condition and as to
whethe (not sure what happened here, but see below pics for rest of info) r or not I should clean them or leave them as is. Also there is a VERY unusual insulator in there. It is a Hemingray 12, but the "N" is missing in Hemingray, the 12, May 2 is off set and the "E" is backwards on the word Patent. Another one from May 2, is missing the number or at least I can't find it. Here is what I have on them. I apologize ahead of time for pics, did the best I can. I have a neurological condition that makes me jerk and shake. Please keep in mind these are hard to measure, so I could be off a tad:

Aqua H 40 says Patented May 2 , dirty inside but not heavily so, tiny chip on outside and tiny chips on pointed bottom beads (is that what you call them?), 4" T x 3.5" base

Clear H 42, 0-4:, made in usa, 46A, chip on bottom, light dirt on inside, 4" t x 3.75" base

Aqua H 42, 33-52:. (only one with a period behind colon), made in usa, chips on outside, slightly dirty inside, 4" x 3 5/8"? base (again hard to measure)

Clear H 56, 19-57:, made in usa, slight dirt inside, superficial crack on bottom, 3.75" t x 3.125" base

Aqua H ??? there is no number I can find, May 2, , Patent, Petticoat, squiggly lines throughout (see pic), chips on the bottom, very dirty, 4" t x 3.25" base

Aqua H 12 (see pic), Patent, May 2, , lightly dirty, small chip on bottom, 3.5" t x 2 3/8"? base

Aqua H 12 says Hemigray, no "N" and "H" is offset (see pic), the "E" on patent is backwards (see pic), May 2, , heavy dirt, small chips on bottom, 3.5 t x 2 3/8" base

Cook (2 pics), brown and tan, light dirt, no chips, 3.25" t x 3.75" base

Westinghouse (2 pics), brown, clean, no chips, 3.35" t x 3 5/8" base

SBT (Ohio Brass???), heavy(!!!), brown, light dirt, no chips, 3 5/8" t x 4 5/8" base

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Welcome to the forum Crystalina I don't know much about insulators, but maybe this site can help. I don't think I would clean any of them, but wait for someone that knows more than me to respond. Looking through it is interesting, I didn't know there were so many types of insulators

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