Public Library Display in Yukon, OK

NIA member and Committee Chair Sandy Ellison put a great educational display of insulators and related information at the Mabel Fry Memorial Library in Yukon, OK (Located just west of the OKC area).  This display showed a range of CD's, colors, and manufacturers along with a good example of the reference material available.

TOP SHELF: (left to right)

• Photo of insulators on cross arm
• CD 145 with wire attached
• Crown Jewels 1998 report on OK swap meet (Cordell, OK Oct. 10, 1998)
• Two CD 257 "Mickey Mouse" insulators
• Color plates from McDougald's book
• Large and small insulators (CD 257 and CD 100)
• Photo of telephone pole

MIDDLE  SHELF: (left to right)

• Sketch from Fred Padgett's "Dreams of Glass" identifying different parts of an insulator
• Three CD 102 "Pony" and a CD 112 "keg" local line insulators
• Three CD 121 and a CD 122 "toll" long distance insulators
• Explanation of why insulators were needed and why glass chosen as the best material
• Group of five various CD's and colors
• Millholland book open to page explaining the CD numbering system and sketches of CD's
• Handout describing of the 10 most commonly found insulators along with photos of the 7 styles represented.  Copies were available to anyone interested, and sample insulators were available to be handled at the library.

BOTTOM SHELF: (left to right)

• Crown Jewels magazine from the 1970's (CD featured on the cover)
• Crown Jewels magazine from the 1980's (CD featured on the cover)
• Crown Jewels magazine from the 1990's (CD featured on the cover)
• Group of five various insulators (different CD's and colors)
• All the standard McLaughlin Glass Company insulator CD's (Except the CD 139.9 USLD).
• Fred Padgett's book "Dreams of Glass"

The 10 Most Common Insulator List:

• CD 154 HEMINGRAY-42 (Clear, Ice, Aqua, Blue)
• CD 145 "B" (Aqua, Green-aqua)
• CD 154 WHITALL TATUM No. 1 (Light Aqua)
• CD 155 HEMINGRAY-45 (Clear)
• CD 147 PATENT OCT. 8, 1907 (Aqua)
• CD 152 HEMINGRAY No. 40 (Aqua)
• CD 122 HEMINGRAY-16 & HEMINGRAY-17 (Clear, Aqua, Blue)
• CD 162 HEMINGRAY-19, (Clear, Ice, Aqua, Blue)
• CD 155 Amrstrong DP1 (Clear)
• CD 145 H.G.Co. (Aqua)

Many libraries, Schools, or other public places have display areas available, and this is an excellent way to help future collectors learn about insulators. 

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Last updated March 14, 1999