Description: Original Production Antique Hemingray No.21 in Blue Green AKA, Beehive This antique glass insulator is a great niche collectors' item unique as ever! Production for this model started in 1880 and ended in 1930s. Insulators were used for insulating telegraph, telephone and electrical wiring as well as improving the transmission for long range wiring. This one specifically, for telegraphs! Condition: Some minor streaking on the outside that could be buffed out if desired. Dullness around inner perimeter of the bottom from use (has not used since original use in decades). Very minor chipping. See images for reference Dimensions: 4 1/4 inches tall, 3 1/4 inches wide A Little History: Hemingray was a glass company founded by Robert Hemingray and Ralph Gray in Cincinati in 1848. Numerous names for the company were used before settling on the Hemingray image. In 1888, they had moved just across the river to Covington, Kentucky before moving their production site again, to Muncie, Indiana. The move garnered a fair amount of industry when gas deposits were discovered, mainly from iron and steel foundries. Hemingray sourced from a sand dune, aptly named Hoosier Slide, about 170 miles away from their location. A competitor to Hemingray, Ball, had moved across the street and sourced from the same dune, which interestingly resulted in both companies sharing characteristic impurities in the form of their colors: "Hemingray Blue" and "Ball Blue". Later on, in 1933 Hemingray was bought by Owen-Illinois, where the insulators would continue to be produced under the Hemingray name until 1967, in which the company produced the classic glass TV screens to meet cultural demand before fully shutting down. Shipping Info: Most orders ship within one (1) business day. Lower shipping rates in US & Canada. International shipping: Price will be calculated based on your address (Note: Additional fees are required by your country of residence, and are not collected by us; Sellophur) Additional Info: Item is as shown and described- we do not alter or try to portray our products in a different manner in which they truly are.
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: Clarkson, Kentucky
End Time: 2024-11-19T01:18:37.000Z
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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