CD 206-249
Saddle wire groove - Double petticoat
Years produced: c.1937-1940s
Style (CD) scarcity: 8, 1,000+ but desirable color/markings
Intended use: Primary Power
Style / catalog number: 68, 680
Number of unique insulators: 23
Notes: Early examples have the "Locke Hi-Top style" This simply is an ear profile similar to the porcelain counterpart made by Locke. They also have a groove around the top. "Locke Hi-Top style" units are quite scarce and only made for a short tired of time.
Primary Embossing = Embossing on the front of the insulator, usually is that manufacturers name or the customers name. No embossing units will be noted as NO EMBOSSING. Units with no name but with numbers or letters will be noted as NO NAME.
Examples:
HEMINGRAY
S.B.T.&.T.Co
NO NAME
NO EMBOSSING
EIN = Embossing Index Number is a standardized way to identify each unique embossing.
(FS) = Front Skirt
(RS) = Rear Skirt
(DO) = Dome
(CR) = Crown
(FC) = Front Crown
(RC) = Rear Crown
(BG) = Between Grooves
(FA ) = Front, Above wire groove
(FB) = Front, Below wire groove
(BE) = Base Embossed
(FU) = Front Umbrella
(RU) = Rear Umbrella
(FCE) = Front Center
(RCE) = Rear Center
(TE) = Top Ear
(TOP) = Top of Pinhole
/ = Next line of embossing
There are unique characteristics of the insulator that are not related to the embossing, but is worth noting.
Examples:
Factory molded brass bushing
Flaired skirt
MLOB = Mold Line Over Base
Waffle top
Wide saddle groove
Base = the bottom of the insulator. It is noted in the following standardized ways.
SDP = Sharp Drip Points
RDP = Round Drip Points
CB = Corrugated Base
SB = Smooth Base
= Insulator has been verified that exists
= Insulator has been verified that exists, but not listed in the "guide"
= Insulator has not yet been verified as existing
= Suspected error listing in the "guide" because listing does not match up with known manufacturing practices. Such as numbers and dots on an aqua insulator, or insulators listed with both factory molded brass bushing and without. Many do not come in both configurations and are listed as coming in both. Etc.
Color = The approximate color of the insulator. Due to manufacturing variations, insulators with the same color name maybe slightly different in actual appearance.
| Primary Embossing | EIN | Embossing | Special Features | Base | Color | Verified? |
HEMINGRAY | [020] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-68/(Numbers and dots) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Number) | SB | Light Lemon | ||
HEMINGRAY | [020] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-68/(Numbers and dots) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Number) | SB | Olive Amber | ||
HEMINGRAY | [030] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-68/(Numbers and dots) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Number) | Locke Hi-Top style | SB | Green Tint w/ Aluminum coated top | |
HEMINGRAY | [032] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-68/(Numbers and dots) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Number) | Factory molded brass bushing, Locke Hi-Top style | SB | Green Tint w/ Aluminum coated top | |
HEMINGRAY | [035] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-68/(Numbers and dots) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Number) | Locke Hi-Top style | SB | Green Tint | |
HEMINGRAY | [037] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-68/(Numbers and dots) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Number) | Factory molded brass bushing, Locke Hi-Top style | SB | Green Tint | |
HEMINGRAY | [050] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680 (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | CB | Clear | ||
HEMINGRAY | [050] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680 (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | CB | Green Tint | ||
HEMINGRAY | [050] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680 (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | CB | Ice Green | ||
HEMINGRAY | [050] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680 (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | CB | Straw | ||
HEMINGRAY | [060] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680 (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Clear | ||
HEMINGRAY | [060] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680 (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Green Tint | ||
HEMINGRAY | [070] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/LOWEX (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Clear | ||
HEMINGRAY | [070] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/LOWEX (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Ice Green | ||
HEMINGRAY | [070] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/LOWEX (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Ice Green w/ Treated Top | ||
HEMINGRAY | [080] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/LOWEX/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Clear | ||
HEMINGRAY | [080] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/LOWEX/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Clear w/ Treated Top | ||
HEMINGRAY | [080] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/LOWEX/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Ice Green | ||
HEMINGRAY | [085] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/(Numbers and dots) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Number) | SB | Olive Amber | ||
HEMINGRAY | [090] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/(LOWEX/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. blotted out) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | CB | Aqua Tint | ||
HEMINGRAY | [090] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/(LOWEX/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. blotted out) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | CB | Clear | ||
HEMINGRAY | [100] | (FS) HEMINGRAY-680/(LOWEX/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. blotted out) (RS) MADE IN U.S.A./(Numbers and dots) | SB | Clear | ||
NO NAME | [010] | (FS) 68 (Hemingray product) | Locke Hi-Top style | SB | Clear w/ Aluminum coated top |
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