CD 145-184

Side wire groove - Double petticoat

CD 147

CD 147

Size: 76mm x 107mm (3" x 4.25")

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Years produced: c.1907-1920s
Style (CD) scarcity: 7, 1,000+ but desirable shape
Intended use: Telegraph
Style / catalog number: Unknown
Number of unique insulators:
15
Notes: One of two styles Hemingray made with the Barclay patent for spiral groove. Patented October 8, 1907 - Patent No. 867,901. The other style is the one of a kind CD 150

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

[010]

(FS) HEMINGRAY (RS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. (Comes in various period patterns, including no periods, and the period after 1907 may be a dash)

SB

Aqua

HEMINGRAY

[010]

(FS) HEMINGRAY (RS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. (Comes in various period patterns, including no periods, and the period after 1907 may be a dash)

SB

Light Aqua

HEMINGRAY

[015]

(FS) HEMINGRAY (RS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907 (0 embossed over 9)

SB

Aqua

HEMINGRAY

[020]

(FS) HEMINGRAY (RS) PATENTED OCT 8 1907 (Second E is backwards)

SB

Aqua

NO EMBOSSING

[010]

(No embossing) (Hemingray product)

SB

Aqua

PATENT - OTHER

[005]

(DO) (Number) (FS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. (Comes in various period patterns) (Hemingray product)

SB

Aqua

PATENT - OTHER

[010]

(DO) (Number) (FS) PATENTD OCT 8 1907 (Hemingray product)

SB

Aqua

PATENT - OTHER

[015]

(DO) (Number) (FS) PATENTD OCT 8 1907 (0 is engraved over a 9) (Hemingray product)

SB

Aqua

PATENT - OTHER

[040]

(FS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. (Comes in various period patterns; last period may also be a dash) (Hemingray product)

SB

Aqua

PATENT - OTHER

[040]

(FS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. (Comes in various period patterns; last period may also be a dash) (Hemingray product)

SB

Emerald Green

PATENT - OTHER

[040]

(FS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. (Comes in various period patterns; last period may also be a dash) (Hemingray product)

SB

Green

PATENT - OTHER

[040]

(FS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. (Comes in various period patterns; last period may also be a dash) (Hemingray product)

SB

Light Aqua

PATENT - OTHER

[040]

(FS) PATENTED OCT. 8 1907. (Comes in various period patterns; last period may also be a dash) (Hemingray product)

SB

Milky Aqua

PATENT - OTHER

[045]

(FS) PATENTD OCT 8 1907 (Hemingray product)

SB

Aqua

PATENT - OTHER

[050]

(FS) PATNTED OCT. 8 1907. (Note spelling) (Hemingray product)

SB

Aqua

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