Old Insulator Catalogs and Reprints
There are many known original copies of insulator catalogs. I will attempt to list both
existing original catalogs and known reprints. These are a very excellent reference for
porcelain, as they provide much information on the insulator manufacturer, insulator
styles, and often data on where insulators were used.
I am also interested in expanding this list, and invite new information.
If you have anything to add to this list, please contact
Bob Berry at
Known Catalog Reprints: (Out of print)
- The Insulator Book (1907 Locke Insulator Catalog)
- Reprinted by Frank Peters
- ?? pages;, soft bound
- Knowles 1902 Standard Insulator Catalog (C.S. Knowles)
- Reprinted by Frank Peters
- ?? pages, photocopy of original
- Covers both glass and porcelain insulators marketed by C.S. Knowles.
Known Original Manufacturers Catalogs
- The Insulator Book (1919 Locke Insulator Catalog)
- 136 pages, 9" x 6 1/2", hard bound (1919)
- 27 different pin-types, plus suspensions, strains, and dead ends. Also includes
some nice in-use pictures.
Known Original Jobbers Catalogs
- Graybar Electric Company Catalog No.100 (1929)
- 1085 pages,8 1/2" x 11", hard bound (1929)
- 11 pages cover Hemingray glass insulators, and Thomas porcelain insulators.
- Graybar General Catalog No.102 (1941)
- 1072 pages,8 1/2" x 11", hard bound (1941)
- 10 pages cover Whitall Tatum and Hemingray glass insulators, and Thomas
porcelain insulators.
- Everson Electric Company Catalog No. 41 (1942?)
- 432 pages,8 1/2" x 11", hard bound (1942?)
- 3 pages cover (Armstrong) Whitall Tatum and Hemingray glass insulators, and
Electrose Composition insulators.
- Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. Catalog No.72 (1936)
- 637 pages, 8 1/2" x 11", hard bound (1936)
- 5 pages cover Hemingray glass insulators, and Westinghouse porcelain insulators.
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Last updated Saturday, December 23, 1995