Insulator Profile:
HEMINGRAY-9

CD 106 Hemingray-9
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CD: 106
Manufacturer: Hemingray
Style Number: 9
Trade Name: Pony
Size: 2 1/4" W x 3 3/4" H
Weight: 9 oz.
Production Date: 1890's - 1960's
Usage: Telephone Rural Systems
"This insulator has answered the needs of rural telephone line work for many years. Using only nine ounces of glass, it has a maximum leakage path which approaches standard long-distance insulator design. The long, inner surface of the skirt is not easily wet by rain splash from the cross-arm. The long skirt helps protect the pin itself from rain."

"Its design allows fast economical production; a smooth, flawless surface and a perfectly fitting thread in the glass."

Common Variations:
Colors: Hemingray Blue, Aqua, and Clear
Bases: Round or Sharp drip points
Embossings: (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/No 9 (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893
(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) No 9
(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/MADE IN U.S.A. (R-Skirt) No 9
(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY-9 (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A.
(Numbers and dots may appear below the embossing on either or both the front and the back)
Uncommon Variations:
Colors: Milky Aqua, Jade Green, Emerald Green, Purples
Bases: Smooth base
Embossings: Various blotted out embossings and spelling errors

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