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:
- Catalog of Lightning Rod Insulators with Associated Brackets
- Collecting and Identifying Crown Embossed Brookfield Beehive Insulators
- Canadian Pony Insulators, One Collector's Research
- Wood Amongst the Wires - The Temporary Solution Available Again!
- 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
- The Hemingray Glass Company - A Most Colorful History Sold Out!
- The Book of Otis Lightning Rod Insulator Styles Sold Out!
- 1912 Brookfield Catalog Reprint Sold Out!
- 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)
- The Glass Insulator in America, 1988 Report (not available)
Porcelain Insulator Reference Books:
- Collector’s Guide for Porcelain Insulators
- 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:
- North American Glass Pintype Insulators
- Price Guide Browser for your computer
- Value Guide for Unipart and Multipart Porcelain Insulators 2nd edition (2008)
- Glass Insulators From Outside North America (1996)
- Canadian Railway Communications Insulators (1998) Sold Out!
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
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Tip: Also take a look at the books on porcelain insulators!
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Last updated Sunday, November 21, 2021