Reference Books

There are a number of great reference books that are available to the insulator collector.  Each book listed below includes a photograph of the cover, a short review of the book, and ordering information. Reference books and other information not directly related to pin-type insulators can be found in the Insulator Go-Withs listings.

Glass Insulator Reference Books:

• 1912 Brookfield Catalog Reprint
• Wood Amongst the Wires - The Temporary Solution Available Again!
• The Hemingray Glass Company - A Most Colorful History 50% off!!
• The Glass Insulator in America, 1988 Report
• Glass Insulators From Outside North America, Second Edition
• Most About Glass Insulators, Bicentennial Edition, 4th Revision
• Dreams of Glass - The Story of William McLaughlin and his Glass Company
• The Definitive Guide to Colorful Insulators
• Canadian Railway Telegraph History Sold Out!
• Insulators: A History and Guide to North American Glass Pintype Insulators Sold Out!
• Canadian Railway Communications Insulators, 1880-1920 Sold Out!
• Fake, Altered and Repaired Insulators Sold Out! (this book can now be accessed on-line)

Porcelain Insulator Reference Books:

• Porcelain Insulators: Guide Book for Collectors
• Multipart Porcelain Insulators (Second Edition)
• Worldwide Porcelain Insulators Reprints now available!!
• A History of the Electrical Porcelain Industry in the United States
• Insulator Patents, (1880-1960)
• Fred M. Locke: A Biography
• Porcelain Insulators and How They Grew
• Searching for Railway Telegraph Insulators
• Reprints of Catalogs
• Out of Print Books
• Old Insulator Catalogs

Price Guides:

• Value Guide for Unipart and Multipart Porcelain Insulators 2nd edition (2008)
• North American Glass Pintype Insulators (2007)
• Price Guide Browser for your computer (2007)
• Glass Insulators From Outside North America (1996)
• Canadian Railway Communications Insulators (1998) Sold Out!

Color Reference:

• Color Guide for Insulators (CD-ROM)
• SPEC-TRU - Transparent Glass Color Reference

Books Online:

• A Handbook for the Recognition & Identification of Fake, Altered, and Repaired Insulators, April 1999
• Story of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company for use in Junior High Schools - Board of Education, Muncie, 1936
• Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph - by Frank L. Pope, 1871

Insulator Videos:

• The Hobby of Collecting Insulators

Tip: Also take a look at the books on porcelain insulators!

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Last updated Tuesday, September 11, 2007