The
Hemingray Reference Collection

We are trying to collect examples of ALL known insulator embossing variations manufactured by the Hemingray Glass Company. This includes all embossings related to Hemingray, including insulators embossed "HEMINGRAY", "H.G.CO.", "PATENT DEC. 19. 1871", "KIMBLE", "CHAMBERS", "SURGE", "V.G. CONVERSE", as well as others known to be made by Hemingray such as "S.S.& CO.", CD 204 and 287.1 LOCKE, as well as various No Name and No Embossing items known to be a "{Hemingray product}". Our reference is the 2003 Price Guide.

We are looking for the embossings listed below:

• For those embossings in black we are looking for them in any color or condition. We offer a generous cash payment for any of these, or choose from our list of traders ranging from $1 to $1,000 and up (soon to be posted). We are also interested in seeing if these embossings can be verified.
• For those embossings in green we are looking to upgrade our existing piece with one in VNM or better condition. We offer a reasonable cash payment or trades.

Some of these might be fairly common (and some are definitely very rare!), but after over 10 years of collecting, and amassing nearly 2,000 Hemingray insulators, we still only have 78% of the embossings listed in the 2003 Price Guide. We suspect some embossings don't actually exist! But that is another topic ;-)

Help us in our quest!

Sincerely,

Bill & Jill Meier,
103 Canterbury Court
Carlisle, MA 01741

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Last updated June 19, 2022

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