My daughter found this illustration in one of her college readings. Edward Gorey was an American illustrator of the 1950's and 1960's who wrote Amphigorey. This is one of the illustrations from this book. Online research by Scott Morrell indicates that Gorey was an insulator collector. " In the book "The Strange Case of Edward Gorey", biographer Alexander Theroux chronicles the life and times of this eccentric man who in addition to his work, collected curiosities such as TELEPHONE POLE INSULATORS, skulls, ashtrays and iron utensils. Gorey's house on Cape Cod is now a museum in tribute to his life's work..."

It would be neat if someone could visit his Cape Cod home/museum to see if any of his insulator collection is on display...perhaps all 7,000 pieces ??!!