Ceramic Insulator Collectors

The national insulator association nia is an international organization of collectors and friends interested in electrical insulators and other artifacts connected with the many industries associated with electrical power telephone telegraph railroads and or lightning protection devices.

Ceramic insulator collectors.

This 2019 book is the newest guide book for unipart one part pin type porcelain insulators. Link to other types of insulators. Collecting insulators is a fun and unique hobby that will allow you to learn much about the history and make of these unique objects. Vintage insulators are most commonly made out of porcelain or glass materials and they come in a wide variety of colors and shapes making each item a unique piece that can make a great addition to a collection.

This is the culmination of more than 45 years of research and nearly 5 years of work to write and photograph all known unipart styles. As technology developed insulators were needed for telephone lines electric power lines and other applications. It is like no other book about porcelain insulators. Return to the national insulator association page.

Insulators were originally designed to keep the wires linking telegraphs and telephones insulated from. Telephone wire utility power pole insulator ceramic glazed brown black white vtg. Today there are over 2000 collectors and insulator clubs national shows and good reference books are available. In north america glass was always the predominate material for communications insulators but porcelain has become the standard for power distribution due to its greater strength and surface resistance.

Similar to their glass counterparts porcelain insulators date back to before the civil war for telegraph wires. New book for 2019. Glass insulators were first produced in the 1850 s for use with telegraph lines. Free shipping on many items.

The official magazine for insulator collectors since 1969 for 50 years crown jewels of the wire has been the leading publication for glass and porcelain insulator hobby news history articles with columns devoted to worldwide insulators show reports in depth research articles meeting announcements photos and other insulator information. Collector s guide book for porcelain insulators unipart pin type. In the mid 1960 s a few people began collecting these glass and porcelain insulators. Shop for and learn about vintage glass insulators.